Final Report 2016-2017 Murphy Elementary School District - Character Education

MURPHY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2016 -2017 REPORT Thank to Arizona Department of Education for helping us realize we can Release our Fears and see our Hope and Dreams are Possible...

RELEASE THE FEAR'S BRIDGING POSSIBILITIES =

Thanks to the foresight of the Arizona

Department of Education and the Murphy Elementary School District, this report reflects how the Release the Fear Bridging Possibilities workshop enables us to expand our reach to enlighten and enrich more youth. The results stated are the culmination of the experiences of 317 participants in 12 workshops conducted at 3 schools. We have demonstrated the power and importance of inspiring and empowering our youth with the essential tools so that they are able to make better life choice, thus allowing them to find their gifts and know that they matter! Their experience will allow them to lead a more meaningful productive life and become tomorrow's leaders in Arizona and around the world, for a brighter tomorrow for all.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices

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"It amazes me how each one of the individual canvases come from created different people from different backgrounds, different eccentricities. Yet we were able to come together and bring them together and create something beautiful as one understanding one masterpiece, almost like a metaphor for what we can do as a community,.. As a new world." M .B. age 16

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hat: Release the Fear, a non-profit health and human services organization, teaches Arizona’s youth the

life skills needed to combat the effects of Peer Pressure, Gang involvement, Bullying, Abuse, and Violence in our society and to make better life choices. Release the Fear (RTF) has worked with thousands of at-risk youth and adults in Arizona and around the world, offering experiential programs that help reverse the paralyzing effects of fear and diminished self-worth. Our programs encourage youth to explore safe and healthy lifestyles and to overcome disabilities through the development of leadership and social skills through evidence-based curriculum that meets National Common Core standards. Arizona Department of Education, accredited Release the Fear program as a Character Education program

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ow: These programs stimulate whole-brain thinking and develop metacognitive thought processing by utilizing

new applied-knowledge teaching methods. These programs demonstrate options that awaken a creative consciousness and expose the unlimited potential of critical thinking and problem solving to help participants develop better cognitive behavioral skills. Our trained facilitators guide participants through interactive creative activities and analytically explore the connectedness to their lives. Release the Fear utilizes inquiry-based learning experiences, an educational practice where the teacher/facilitator uses controlled questioning to serve as a learning guide in order to move students towards new understandings. Educational research shows that student retention increases when new learning is discovered through inquiry practices, as the student is able to take ownership of these findings. The teacher/facilitator must act as guide while being an expert questioner, thinking of the end objective at all times and posing questions to allow students to reach objectives on their own. When this is done, students are able to create new thought patterns which connect and build on their applied knowledge and personal life goals. Without these essential life skills, the still- maturing minds of detained youth view their future as bleak with no hope for a “normal” life.

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pproach: Through experiential programs, we encourage participants to develop valuable core life skills, better

critical problem solving, and a healthy sense of understanding of self and others. Through the RTF programs, participants discover that anything is possible, that they have a purpose in life. They see why they do matter to the world, to the community, and most of all to themselves.

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ransformation: The Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Office released a 2010 report demonstrating the value

of Inside Out Bridging Possibilities workshops on 357 of their juvenile population. Thirty percent of incarcerated youth recidivate—meaning three out of ten will again find themselves in conflict with law and society and back behind bars. For the incarcerated youth who participated in just one Release the Fear workshop, that recidivism figure dropped by 23 percent. For those who were able to benefit from multiple workshops, it dropped by 16 percent - nearly half. That is an impressive impact on any child’s future as well as the community in general.. Release the Fear, Inc. has worked with youth in Arizona and internationally, in such places as Guam and El Salvador, instilling positive life changes for thousands.

"In the Bridging Possibilities workshop we realize that you have to go .through a few hoops to achieve your dreams. . ." John D.

Comparison of Recidivism Rates of RTF Workshop Particpants to All Juveniles in ADJC Care 68% 70%

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60% 43% 50% 32%

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Recidivated No Recidivation

30% 20% 10% 0% ADJC Recidivism Average 2011 to 2013

Release the Fear Workshop Participants 2012 to 2015

Average of 450-500 Arizona youth per year have found themselves in secure care or behind the fence at Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) Out of that a three year longitudinal study was conducted 2012-2015 on 928 youth that participated in the Release the Fear program. Above (left) percentages display the ADJC recidivism average from 2011- 2013; The percentages on the right are based on youth who have attended one or more RTF Character Education “Inside-Out Bridging Possibilities� programs either in secure care or while on parole within the community

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For ten years, Release the Fear has had the opportunity to interact with over 9,500 disadvantage and at-risk youth; these youth now know they have a life purpose. They know their wishes and dreams can come true. They know they are worth it and that they matter!

Our evidence-based curriculum has helped troubled kids in schools, jails, detention, and treatment centers. Through the creative processes of art, music, and communication, we teach kids cognitive behavioral skills to build self-esteem. They learn tools to help them succeed in school, conflict resolution, and to address peer pressure, and bullying.

Between the years 2007 and 2016, Release the Fear has shown constant improvement upon youth’s pre- and post-reporting’s learned about perceptions of themselves.

In addition, during the years of 2012 and 2016, Release the Fear has contributed to an overall improvement of youth’s self-reported willingness to assist another if bullied. Despite a decline of reported learning’s about proactive options to prevent being bullied, their learning consistently remained over 78 percent.

RTF-Youth/Yr. # of Students

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(2016) (2015) (2014) (2013) (2012) (2011) (2010) (2009) (2008)

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256

295

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560

495

398

370

394

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Release the Fear Workshop Methodologies Release the Fear, utilizes educational consultants to consistently evaluate our evidencebased programs, make improvements and changes as needed. RTF relies on a yearly, Comprehensive Needs Assessment to help us implement methodologies that improve student's capabilities to succeed. Inquiry-based Learning is a method that focuses on student investigation and handson learning. The educator’s primary role is that of a facilitator, providing guidance and support for the participants through the learning process. Inquiry-based learning falls under the student-centered approach, in that students play an active and participatory role in their own learning process. Cooperative Learning refers to a method of teaching and classroom management that emphasizes group work and a strong sense of community. This model fosters students’ academic and social growth. Cooperative learning falls under the studentcentered approach because learners are responsible for their learning and development. This method focuses on the belief that students learn best when working with and learning from their peers. VAK (Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic) Learning uses the three main sensory receivers: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (movement) to determine the dominant learning style. It is sometimes known as VAKT (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, & Tactile). It is based on modalities—channels by which human expression can take place and is composed of a combination of perception and memory.

RELEASE THE FEAR 2016-2017 RTF Pre/Post Survey Results

Character Education – Murphy School District OVERALL PERCENTAGES 317 Students (12 PB Workshops) Male 50.2% Female 49.8% – Youth Ages 11-15 90.3% discovered something new about themselves 92.3% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 68.7% compared to Post 81.1% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 87.9% compared to Post 97.5% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 87.2% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 89.7% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. Individual Workshop Percentages 1. October 4-6, 2016 Hamilton Elementary School 24 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 38% Female 62% – Youth Ages 13-14 100% discovered something new about themselves 100% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 71% compared to Post 75% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 92% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 80% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 90% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 2. November 1-4, 2016 Hamilton Elementary School 26 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 58% Female 42% – Youth Ages 11-13 79% discovered something new about themselves 75% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 54% compared to Post 50% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 92% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 88% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 92% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 3. November 15-18, 2016 Sullivan Elementary School 30 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 57% Female 43% – Youth Ages 13-15 92% discovered something new about themselves 100% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 57% compared to Post 93% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 83% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 85% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 92% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

4. November 29, Dec 1-2, 2016 Kuban Elementary School 21 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 38% Female 62% – Youth Ages 13-15 95% discovered something new about themselves 86% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 71% compared to Post 90% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 62% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 95% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 90% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 5. January 10-13, 2017 Sullivan Elementary School 24 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 38% Female 62% – Youth Ages 12-14 100% discovered something new about themselves 100% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 75% compared to Post 76% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 96% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 81% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 90% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 6. January 10-13, 2017 Sullivan Elementary School 30 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 50% Female 50% – Youth Ages 13-15 90% discovered something new about themselves 97% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 57% compared to Post 87% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 90% compared to Post 97% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 87% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 93% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 7. January 17-20, 2017 Sullivan Elementary School 31 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 58% Female 42% – Youth Ages 13-14 71% discovered something new about themselves 84% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 87% compared to Post 84% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 90% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 87% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 87% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 8. January 17-20, 2017 Sullivan Elementary School 25 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 40% Female 60% – Youth Ages 12-13 82% discovered something new about themselves 82% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 86% compared to Post 82% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 100% compared to Post 91% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 88% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 77% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

9. January 31- February 3, 2017 Sullivan Elementary School 32 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 50% Female 50% – Youth Ages 11-12 87% discovered something new about themselves 87% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 81% compared to Post 75% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 84% compared to Post 90% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 97% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 97% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 10. January 31- February 3, 2017 Sullivan Elementary School 32 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 59% Female 41% – Youth Ages 11-13 100% discovered something new about themselves 100% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 50% compared to Post 69% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 94% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 78% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 84% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 11. February 28 – March 3, 2017 Kuban Elementary School 25 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 56% Female 44% – Youth Ages 13-14 88% discovered something new about themselves 92% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 63% compared to Post 92% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 89% compared to Post 92% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 92% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 88% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied. 12. February 28 – March 3, 2017 Kuban Elementary School 17 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 53% Female 47% – Youth Ages 11-12 100% discovered something new about themselves 100% discovered something new about classmates and friends. Pre 72% compared to Post 100% realized that they are not alone in their fears. Pre 83% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality. 94% learned something to help them deal with bullying. 100% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

2017 Murphy School District 05 Teacher Survey Results Release the Fear surveyed the teachers on the following: After attending a Building Possibilities Workshop, have they observed any changes or positive actions, big or small, amongst their students in school or their day to day class activities? Have you seen any changes in students missing school or class? 8 responses

Have you see any improvements in tardiness? 8 responses

Have you seen any improvements in their attentiveness in class? 8 responses

Have you seen any increase in homework participation &/or homework correctness? 8 responses

Have you see a change of students’ attitudes toward doing well in school or taking school more seriously? 8 responses

Have you seen a change in how your students are treating you and other school faculty? 8 responses

Have you seen a change in how your students are treating each other? 8 responses

Have your referrals and discipline issues changed since the workshop? 8 responses

Examples of positive student behaviors and kind actions observed in the classroom. 

Frank used to be a student who was apathetic towards schools, did not care about his surroundings and always thought that he could not do well in school. Since the workshop, I have seen him try to complete assignments, do random acts of kindness and have said he hopes to graduate from college one day.

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If someone is speaking negatively to a student, another student will step in and take up/defend them.

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Students have stood up for younger students that have been previously bullied.

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Gerardo has exhibited a great improvement in attendance, and fewer challenges in the classroom. A few other students have also improved in classroom behavior.

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My students are more willing to report bullying and harassment.

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My teachers have communicated that the students continue to enjoy the workshops.

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Students were bullying another student in a 6th grade classroom and after an admin/student group peer mediation meeting, students stepped up to the plate to apologize and 6th grade boys were in tears after seeing what their words and actions did to another student.

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That day was eye opening to see how students think of others

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RELEASE THE FEAR 2016 -2017 Murphy School District Program Budget:"Bridging Possibilities" A Character Building Education Program:

Proposed Budget Per Workshop Instructional Programming: Program Supervisor/Trainer Co-Facilitator / Trainee Reporting and Evaluations: Pre/Post Inventories Final Report Supplies and Other Workshop Exp Art & Printed Supplies / Snacks Recognition for Students, Postage, Mktng Internal Coordination, Support & Workshop Preparation Travel Expenses – Average TOTAL FOR 1 WORKSHOP

Actual for 14 Workshop

$680.00 $300.00

$8,160.00 $3,600.00

$150.00 $ 70.00

$1,800.00 $840.00

$ 90.00 $ 60.00

$1,080.00 $720.00

$300.00 $ 50.00

$3,600.00 $600.00

$1,700.00

$20400.0.00

2 Character Building Education Workshops RTF Funded $3,400.00 $23,400.00 Cost Breakdown per workshop with average of 15 youth each: Average cost per daily session: $566.67 Average cost per youth per session $37.78 Per Capita cost per youth workshop:$113.33

Release the Fear’s mission, since 1996, is to counter the effects of violence in our communities by turning fear, anger, and hate into acceptance, hope, and self empowerment, bridging endless possibilities through the creative process.

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 24 young lives from Hamilton School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on October 4-7th, 2016 #1 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-14. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Learn to be honest. Listen better. Helping them to not be afraid. You’ll be a more honest person. / We learned that we are not alone. We have something in common with other people. Stand up for others. Help make more friends and acquaintances. / Learning more about each other. Making new friends, won’t be alone. You won’t be alone, you will have friends. You will know about it and have people with you. / Being honest. Not lying to peers. Telling people how you feel. People will recognize you by telling the truth. / We learned that other people have stuff in common with us. We get to know each other better. The bully and us could have something in common and we could talk about it. It would apply in life by sticking up for other people. Reflective Take Away Assignment: We learned that we can be proud of who we are. It teaches us to be confident with others. It would help us be confident in the choices that we make. It teaches us to love ourselves. / Believing in yourself. Never give up. People will admire you. Achieve all your goals in life. / You can be selfconfident about yourself. Meeting new people, public speaking. Speak up, tell someone else. Help you with your self-image. You can motivate yourself. / How to be self-confident. Won’t be shy or ashamed of yourself. Make your own decisions. It can help make new friends. / Being confident about yourself. Not be afraid to express yourself. To defend yourself. You will have self-confidence and nobody will bring you down.

Creative Story Telling: To be trustworthy. Teachers can trust you. Say the truth if they bully you. More people will trust you. /Be a good citizen. Taking care of our school and supplies. Helping out when needed. What goes around, comes around. / Respect. Listening to the teacher, nice things. Telling the bully to respect the victim. Respecting people’s personal space. / Caring. If you care for them they will care for you. By telling them how you feel. People will respect you more. / We learned how to be responsible. It will help us get a bright future. It’s our responsibility to tell an adult or stop the bully. It teaches us to be responsible in life. Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: I feel proud about myself. / It makes me feel awkward because I am talking to myself. / It makes me confident about myself. / It makes me feel good knowing that I should love myself just the way I am. / Weird, but good at the same time. / Confident, powerful, pretty inside and out. / I feel grateful. / It makes me feel good about myself. / It makes me feel confident of myself. / It makes me feel good about myself. / Good, confident, happy. / It makes me feel confident and good about myself. / Trustworthy. It makes me feel good. / I feel good. / A little bit inspired. / It makes me feel self-confident and proud of who I am. / Makes me happy. / It makes me feel happy and more confident. / Grateful. It makes me happy and cool. / Pumped up, good, confident. / It feels weird, kind of fun, lonely, just staring at myself. / I feel more confident about myself and I now I can do it and I feel like I’m talented. Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a hero? My hero is my brother Vincent because he’s still in high school and he’s going to the Army soon and I don’t want him to go but we have to support him in everything. / My hero is my mom and dad. / My dad because he’s awesome. / My hero is my dad. He is always there for me. / My hero is my dad because he helps me with my homework. / Teachers. They’re important because they teach us the best they can and most of them don’t give up on you. / My hero is my mom. My mom is important because she’s always there for me. / My mom is my hero. My mom is important to me because she’s always there when I need her. / My mom is important because she takes care of me, she loves me, and worries about me. / My dad is important to me because he works hard for me and my family. / My mom is my hero because she loves and takes care of me. / My sister. She has a successful job and family and she inspires me. / My mom because she took care of me and she is trying her best to make me happy. I think my mom is important. / My hero is my mom. She is my hero because she’s always there for me and loves me. / YouTubers. They are important because they inspire me to become a YouTuber, even though I’m not one. (I had started to lay out a profile, but I don’t have any videos available in the future.) / Cristiano Ronaldo. I like how he plays and want to be like him. He inspires many other people as well. / My hero is Lionel Messi. The best soccer player in the world. Messi is important because he motivates me to do better and work hard to reach my dreams. Every time I watch him play, I can see myself in that position I five years. / My mom. She’s important to me because she teaches me to have a smile on my face even when it’s hard to smile sometimes. She teaches me how to move from things and to forgive because it will be better for me. / My mom is important because she was always there when I needed her and she has taken care of me all these years that’s why she is important. / My mom is my hero. She’s important because my mom has been here for me when I am sick. She’s also given me everything she can and I am glad to call her my mom. / Emanuel Ramirez. My brother is important to me because he has been there for me when I am down or upset and he takes care of me a lot since my dad left us and my mom died from cancer and I want to be like him when I grow up like him respectful and kind.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: We work as a team. Encouraging each other to do well. To help each other out by stopping the bully. We learned how to support each other through challenges in life. / Through the hoops. Teamwork and communication. Working with other people. / Teamwork, helpful. Helping, with work, communication. Go get help, to communicate with the bully. Support others. / Working with other people. Working in groups well and teamwork. You don’t have to stand alone. Friends. You can care together in a crisis. / Teamwork is important. Good communication and do better as a team. You won’t be alone, you have people that support you. You go through obstacles with someone, you are not alone. Seeing Beyond: Get to use your imagination. Be creative. Reading because it helps you picture the story. Visualize your future and how you want it. / Use imagination. Creativity. Writing because you can make up stories. You can imagine your future. / Sixth sense. Helps is art to visualize the drawing and science to touch and feel. Math problem solving. You have to visualize what you want in life. / Imagination and creativity. By creating the things that you visualize. Reaching your goals. / To use our imagination more. We need imagination in school to better understand reading. Imagination could lead us to success.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: We learned to be responsible. We make sure to turn in all our work. Will be trusted more and it will take you places. / Responsibility and caring. Having the responsibility of returning assignments. Can care about others. / To be trustworthy and caring. Teachers can trust you. Taking care of someone. / Responsibility. Doing your homework often. Being respectful to others. / We got to be trustworthy and responsible. Learn how to trust each other and work as a team. We’re going to earn people’s trust. We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your intuition: When I saw my friend getting bullied and I told him to leave him alone. / I helped my little brother with his homework. / I was caring when my little sister was sick. / A time when I was trustworthy and caring was when I helped my friend with their homework. / A time when I was trustworthy or caring was when I helped someone with their homework. / When Luis got hurt during a game, I helped him up. / I was caring when my sister fell from her bike because I picked her up and walked her home. / I once helped a stranger with directions. / I helped my neighbor when she had a doctor’s appointment because I babysat her grandson. / I helped my mom to do her work because she was tired when she came from work. / One day I was walking by the store and I saw an old lady struggling to get a basket. I saw her and asked her if she needed help. I helped her and she said thank you. It made me feel helpful. / I was caring when I took care of my little brother so my mother can sleep even more that what she slept. / My aunt asked me to take care of my little cousins because she knew that I was trustworthy and it made me feel good because she trusted me. / A trustworthy and caring moment is when I had to take care of my brothers and sister. It made me feel responsible. / A kid fell down and I picked him up and told him are you okay and he said yes and I felt like I did something good. / I helped someone in a caring way when they needed help when they were on the computer. I helped third and fourth grade who needed coding on the computer. / When my brother was little I was taking care of him when my mom was working. / When I had helped take care of a baby. I was annoyed all day after. /One thing I’ve done good is stand up for my brother because he was getting bullied. I felt good because she stopped picking on him afterwards. / One time my mom was very sick and couldn’t do anything by herself so I took care of her, and helped her, and cleaned the house. It made me feel good about myself. / The time I was caring is when my friend needed me and I went to her house to help her stop crying and think about good things that happened in her life. It felt good afterwards.

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PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Hamilton School %Male 38

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Date: October 4-7th, 2016

Ages 13-14

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 71 %NO 29 %Other 0 Post %YES 75 %NO 25 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 75 % All the Time 8 Post % Not at all 25 % Sometimes 55 % All the Time 20 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 54 % All the Time 46 Post % Not at all 5 % Sometimes 45 % All the Time 50 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 75 % All the Time 25 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 70 % All the Time 30 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 13 % Equal 46 % Leader 41 Post % Follower 10 % Equal 45 % Leader 45 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 42 % No 58 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 63 % No 37 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 33 % No 50

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Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 80 % No 20 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: To stick up for each other. / You get bullied anyway. / Because I haven’t seen them do that. / How to be respectful. / Because I can talk to the bully and become a friend. / Talk to someone./ Help people. / To help people. / I would help people stand up to them. / Stay strong. / Protect your peers. / If we ever been bullied. / Protect your peers. / To work as a team so we could stop the bully. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 90 % No 10 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I would go up to them and tell them to stop right now. / No one should be treated differently. / I would tell an adult. / No one should be treated mean. / I will help. / Because I don’t like seeing people get bullied. / It’s the right thing to do. / I would stand up for them. / I’d tell the bully to stop. / I would stand up for them. / Because I can get hurt. / I would tell them not to bully. / I don’t want to get bullied either. / Because I don’t want to get in their things. / I would tell the teacher or do something because nobody is alone.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 85 % No 15 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Because I already know how to deal with peer pressure. / I learned how to be respectful. / Because I am listening to the decisions. / So I can make my life easier. / I respect my decisions at all costs. / I can do things and I won’t be afraid. / I learned to respect my decisions. / I help out more. / To not be mad. / To do good and choose what’s right. / I make my own decisions. / I make my own decisions for my future. / I learned how to be more respectful with others. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 100% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: It’s very beautiful. / Beautiful. / I think that colors are pretty, my favorite color is purple. / It’s nice. / I like bright colors like violet and peach and turquoise. / It’s very bright and awesome. / Cool. / I think color represents how you feel. / I don’t have a problem with color. / It’s cool. / Red. / I think color can define who you are. / Red because it’s cool. / My favorite color is red and it’s very beautiful. / The sky. / It’s okay. / I think it’s pretty. / It’s something great, beautiful you get to see. / I think color gives more flavor to something. / What I think about color is that it’s beautiful in many ways. / Color is a way to express who you are and how you feel. / The color of patience, determination, bravery, justice, kindness, integrity, and perseverance. / That color is amazing because some are bright just like your future. / When I hear what do you think of color is that color is not to make it look pale or it could mean your feelings. Post: Color is all around us. / That it’s beautiful. / I think colors color so colorful rainbows. / That color is beautiful. / Color is in every song you hear. / Color can mean different things. / I think color can describe your mood or feelings. / Color means emotions. / It looks cool and colorful. / You can show your emotion. / That music has color. / It’s pretty cool. / Color means a lot of things. It feels great. / I learned that color is cool. / Color can represent my goals. / It’s beautiful. / Everything has its color even if you can’t see it. / It defines who we are. / Pretty. / That it has many different meanings based on how you feel at the moment. And I still think it’s bright. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 92% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Becoming things I mostly enjoy. / Graduating from ASU. / My dream or hope is to become a doctor and help others. / My dream is to become a professional soccer player and make my mom proud. / Become a soccer player. / To become an animal rescuer. / My dream is to become a nurse. / My most important dream is becoming a photographer. / My most important hope or dream is to be a soccer player. / To have a good job. / Is to become a better person and be a lawyer. / My most important dream is to become a police officer. / My dream is to become a singer. / My most important hope or dream is to go to college and become a doctor or nurse. / To become a doctor and help my mom become someone better by respecting herself. / My dream is to help save criminals by psychology if prosecuting them. / It’s to go to college and become a doctor. / Be someone when I grow up. / I wish to be a doctor and I want to be very hopeful. / My hope is to finish high school. / Is to be successful. / My most important hope or dream is to go to college and become a veterinarian. Post: To go to college and become a doctor and help my family out. / To work at a dog foster home. / To help others. / School. / To become a soccer player for Real Madrid. / My dream is to become a professional soccer player. / To finish school and get a good job. / To go to school and become a photographer. / Engineer. / My dream is to be a singer. / To get my education done. / To be a soccer player. / To be a forensic psychologist or psychiatrist. / To become someone better. / My dream is to become a doctor and help my mom. / To be a

successful man. / I want to be a doctor or nurse and go to college. / To become a dancer. / Becoming a police officer. / My most important dream is to go to college and meet my idol. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: I learned that when you are stressed, it’s good to take a step back. / Is to never give up. / To never give up and to never keep my head down. / Music has color and color is awesome. Draw what represents your goal and dream. / To reach my goals. / To not listen to what people tell me. / Be positive. / Art can express yourself. / One to color cool and draw cool. / I want to be an art person because I like to draw. / Is to never give up even in the bad times. / That I can sometimes be respectful to others. / It’s okay to make a mistake. Make something great out of it. / Helping me get better in art. / I learned to be confident about myself. / Character counts. / It can help you. / To make my own dreams. / I can imagine reaching my dreams. / To imagine whatever you want to imagine and draw it, then it could become something. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 100% discovered something in the workshop to improve their Character Count Thoughts Shared: That I am really responsible with what I have to do. / That I like to draw. / I can create some cool things. / I have many colors. / Yes, very much. / We work together. / I don’t care what people say about my drawings. / That I can sometimes be respectful to others. / That to always care about myself. / That I can have fun and not have to be shy. / To be a better person and be nice. / I learned that I can follow my dreams. / I am kind and creative. / That I’m confident about my actions. / That I am cool. / That art makes me feel happy and good about myself. / That I should never keep my head down. / I learned that art can stand for feelings. / Honestly, they helped me. They showed me that telling the truth is good. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 100% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: Many people have different dreams. / Yes. / I learned that all my classmates have fears. / Many people have a different dream. / That many of my classmates are shy. / That nobody’s the same. / Some are shy. / That they have the same fear as me. / We are learning to work together. / I found out that my friend is a leader. / To be best friends. / That some people have some stuff in common with me. / To always be respectful and care about them. / That they can be respectful. / We work together. / Jorge is nice. / They have related things. / They have the same fears as me. / That someone lost a family member to cancer. / That they have the same fears as I have. / Nothing really because I know my classmates. All of them. We have been together for eight years in class.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 26 young lives from Hamilton School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on November 1-4th, 2016 #2 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 11-13. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : To have courage. To listen and answer the questions. To stand up and help. To have the courage and follow your dreams. / To be yourself and courage. Have self-confidence and public speaking. Standing up with courage. To be brave to live life to the fullest. / Learning about others and opinions. Listening and communication and sharing. Talking to the person. Caring about others. / Other people’s respect. Respecting others, listening. Tell the teacher, stop it, don’t be a bystander. Interviewing, help others, being nice. / Don’t judge others. Being fair. Standing up for others. Learning to respect others in life. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Help other people. Helping students. When people need help you help them. Have lots of new friends. / To always be grateful for yourself. Respect, self-confidence. Trying your best, listening, respecting each other. Ignore them. Helping others, speak in front of a crowd. Try something new. / It felt award and some hating. Love and respect each other. Look at yourself and say something about yourself. Say something to yourself, while you’re in the mirror. / Self-confidence. Standing up. Speaking up. Good for job interview. / Courage, inspiration. To learn better and perform better. Your confidence and speak up. To encourage your life and others. Creative Story Telling: Character traits. Follow all directions when told. You treat all equal. By having citizenship. / To be respectful, to be grateful. Don’t judge. Be a leader and make a difference. Be yourself and respect others. / Demonstrating the pillars of character. Caring for one another. Show them the way of characters and might stop. Being a good role model at all times. / Care about others. Respect them. Helping others, being kind not disrespecting. Help the person getting bullied tell a teacher. Not be disrespectful. / Respect. To care. Respect your teacher even if they’re not your teacher. Respect everyone even if you don’t know them. Creating a better community.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: Happy. / It felt weird. / It makes me feel weird. / It makes me feel happy and that I’m alive. / Determined. / I feel good. / Special. / Fine. / It made me feel happy. / Special. / Weird. / I don’t know how it makes me feel. / It makes me feel happy and funny. / I hate myself. / I hate myself. / I feel good. / I am grateful for myself. / I feel grateful. / Good, great, nice. / Good. / It made me feel good. / I feel good. I feel confident. Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a hero? My dogs. My hero is my dogs because they take care of me. They are important because they mean a lot to me. / My hero is Hulk. / My family. They have been there for me. / My heroes are my parents and family. / My mom. My family. / My family they always keep me safe. / My hero is my sister because she protects me. / Mom because she gave me whatever I want and she cares about me. / Jesus because he died for us and keeps me safe from danger. / My mom is my hero because she does everything for me. / God. God because he made me. / My family. They count on me and make me feel good. / Family. / My family. They are funny and care about me. / My hero is my dad and mom because I love them and my sister and my dog. / My mom is my hero even if she’s really mad and manages a smile. / My hero is my family because they always make me happy. / Leonardo Di Vinci . He inspired me to draw and he created the first plane. / My parents because they always did and got me things from when I asked and always took care of us and are there for us always too. / Batman and Patrick. He is cool and has a lot of superpower. Patrick is my hero because he is funny. / My mom. My mom is important because when I was sick and she gave me medicine and I felt better. / My mom. My friends. My mom is important because she protects me in everything. My friends because they are there when I need them.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Teamwork to get through the hoops. Helping each other. They all can stop the fight. Use teamwork with others. / Friendship, difficult. Awkward. Teamwork, help others. Help the person being bullied. Rely on people to help you get through the difficult times. / We learned about teamwork and finding other ways. Go through together not alone. You have each other’s back. You got teamwork and friendship. / Teamwork. Group projects, friends. Friends help with bullying. Friends will help you. / Teamwork. Influences. Friends will help when needed. Don’t be a bystander. To influence someone to do something good. Seeing Beyond: To imagine your life. In science, you can study and get somewhere in life. Use your third eye and imagine your life. / Imagination. See beyond. Make your goal. / Non-visualization for the objects. Every subjects in class this can apply in. Gets you far in life and places. / Teamwork. Reaching your goals in life. Identifying, solving problems, using imagination. / Learning using your imagination. You could communicate with other people. Identifying stuff and using your third eye. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Trustworthy. Get privileges. Trustworthy to others so other people could trust in you. / It’s important to help others. Respecting people. Be respectful, kind, and caring. / We learned that you can keep helping people. Having people when they need help. / Be yourself. No pressure. Respectful and caring. / Trustworthiness. Respect. People can trust you. Respect others and yourself. We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your intuition: I Helped my mom clean the house. / My baby fell down and I helped him up. / I gave the money back to the guy who dropped it. / I helped my mom with my siblings and the animals. / I helped my mom with the groceries. / I helped my grandma clean the house it felt cool. / I helped my mom with the dishes. / I was trustworthy when I brought my homework so the teacher can’t be upset. / I was helping my friend moving to a different home. / My brother fell and I helped him up. / When I made my parents feel better and it felt good. / helped my dad when he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed. / When I was caring I helped other people learn more and pay attention more. I helped my mom clean. Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Skills or Tools learned: To reach our goals and dreams. Others want to help you reach your dreams. Teach the person who bullies you a lesson. Make dreams come true. / Have a dream and reach it. Listening and be aa good example. Tell the teacher. Try to reach your goal. / Helps remember stuff in the past. Learning how to move in the future. Understanding some fears. Stay focus in school. / Helps with future. Respecting others. Caring. / Respect. Trustworthiness. Help others with their dreams. Tell someone. To be helpful when needed.

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Hamilton Elementary School %Male 58

%Female 42

Date: November 1-4th, 2016

Ages 11-13

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 54 %NO 38 %Other 0 % No Answer 8 Post %YES 50 %NO 50 %Other 0 % No Answer 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 35 % Sometimes 54 % All the Time 11 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 79 % All the Time 17 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 12 % Sometimes 35 % All the Time 54 Post % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 50 % All the Time 42 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 69 % All the Time 31 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 71 % All the Time 29 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 4 % Equal 31 % Leader 65 Post % Follower 8 % Equal 38 % Leader 54 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 62 % No 38 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 73 % No 27 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 46 % No 46

% No Answer 8

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 88 % No 12 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Yes. / No because I never bully. / I knew the student. / I learned to be respectful. Tell the teacher about the bully. / By stepping up. / Yes because bullying is not cool. / To not bystander. / To stand up for others. / Helping others. / I learned to respect. / Don’t judge people. / That you can tell an adult. / Stop other kids and make them focus. / That you have to not do bullying. / I learned about self-confidences. / To tell an adult. / To stand up. / Help others and have teamwork. / Respect. / Yes because when there is a bully you can tell a teacher. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 92 % No 8 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I would make them stop. / Because if someone bullying somebody and no one doesn’t do anything that’s kind of rude. / I learned not to be mean. / No because I am not the problem. / I would tell them to stop. / You help them not to bully. / By standing up. / To be a leader. / I would tell the bully to back off. / Don’t be a bystander. / Yes because it could get worse. / That if you see somebody doing bullying to have to help. / Everyone should have respect for one another. / Yes to stop the bully and get him focused. / I will make them feel better and tell the teacher. / Tell someone. / Yes I would do something so no one gets hurts.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 88 % No 12 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Yes so I can be bad. / Respect. / I learned to help others. / Yes to listen to what I tell myself. / Peer pressure is just something that makes you stressed. / To be respectful. / Don’t let anybody pressure you. /If I’m feeling bad I respect myself. / To respect the decision of someone. / Yes by not listening make own decisions. / Yes so I can be bad. / To respect people. / Not to get peer pressure. / Because you have to respect others. / I learned to be respectful to others. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 92% Post 88% Thoughts Shared: Pre: My favorite colors are red and black they make me feel happy. / I think color is amazing. / I like blue, red and black when I see things I feel great. / No I think everyone is equal. / Yes I have. / Every color is right. / The color is colorful. / All lives matter. / Yes. / All lives matter. / It makes me feel better. / The color blue makes me feel better. / All life matters. / Every color is right and everyone matters in life. / Blue, red, mint green, maroon, and black. / Maroon, mint green, blue, black, grey, and pink. / Pink, blue, purple. / People should not judge even the color. / Green. / The color blue makes me happy. / Black, teal, maroon. / Blue, maroon, red, mint green, black. / I think color is very nice and very good for artists. / When I see my favorite color it makes me feel better. Post: That music has color. / Every color is right I learned that color is perfect. / Feelings have cover. / I feel great. / Music has color. / That color has images. / That color is everywhere. / That color is everywhere. / It shows feelings. / There are different emotions. / Pink. / Color represents feelings. / By seeing it in my mind. / They are pretty. / Color is amazing. / Colors have songs. / It has emotions and feelings. / That color is great. / When I see color it makes me feel good. / That it is nice and colorful. / Color has feelings. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 92% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: My most important dream is to be a teacher. / To become an FBI agent. / Veterinarian. / I want to be rich. / To become a veterinarian. / To travel and go to college. / To become a doctor. / Veterinarian. / To be a singer. / My most important dream is to pass school. / Is to accomplish my goal. / My dream is to be a soccer player. / I want to be rich. / My dream is to succeed in life. / I want to be a drummer in a band. / I want to play soccer. / My most important hope or dream is to help my dad. /I want to be a You Tuber. / To become a soccer player. / To live life to the fullest. / I want to be a professional football player. / Being a singer and following my dreams. / To become an artist. / To open a company. Post: To go to college. / Go to college and open a company. / I want to go to college and have a nice truck. / To become a You Tuber. / To be a soccer player. / To be in the NFL. / To go to college. / To be an artist. / To go to college. / My dream is to make it to college and keep focused. / To be a You Tuber. / To be a doctor. / To become a FBI. / To be a soccer player. / To go to Japan. / To be someone in life. / Is to stay with my friends forever. / To be a singer. / I want to be rich. / A singer. / Is that I go to college. / My dream is to go to college. / To get a car when I am older.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 88% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Be caring to others. / I learned respect. / Is to be nice. / Be respectful. / Respect. / That if you could dream it you be it. / Is to respect others. / To never quit. / Just don’t let people stop you. / Respect people. / Is to do good in school. / Be responsible. / Stay determined. / Try your best. / Citizenship. / To be good to others. / Is to never stop. / To be positive. / I think it will help me work. / Respect others and be responsible. / To believe in your dreams. / That people help you reach your dreams. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 79% discovered something in the workshop to improve their Character Count Thoughts Shared: I learned that when there is a bully you step up. / To believe in yourself. / To help stop bullying. / That it is teamwork. / That I can be whatever I want. / To never give up. / I like stick figures. / To not be shy but I was shy. / That I know how to do teamwork with other people. / Stay determined. / To be respectful. / I learned what to do and not be a bystander. / If I help people it will make me feel better. / People care about me. / That I am a nice person. / That we need to help others. / A lot of things. / That to not be mean to others and be trustworthy. / To speak in front of others. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 75% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: That never be mean to others. / The people that respect you like your friends you respect them back. / That I have respect. / That all of us are different not the same. / That we need to help and that they care about me. / Everyone should get respect. / They like things and respect. / Some kids are kind of rude to their parents. / That we could work together. / To be good. / That they had a lot of hard times. / That you need to do everything together and love friendship and teamwork. / Some have lots of fears. / I never knew that some people would help their mom. / That you can help others and encourage them. / The things and problems they have gone through. / They care for others. / I learned about a friend.

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Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 30 young lives from Sullivan Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on November 15-17th, 2016 #3 of 12 - Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

     

Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-15. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Never give up. Be honest. Speak up. Telling the truth. Standing up, tell an adult. Everyday goals, teach others those goals. / Human being. Leader. Everyday situations. Standing up to them. Showing no fear. Everyday situations. / Be honest, respectful, trustworthy. Make friends, get along with others. Respect and relate to the issues. You have to show respect if you want respect. / Being honest, opening up, similarities. Helps us to get to know each other. A way to express the bully. Being able to relate with others. / Not to judge. Make friends. There would be no bullying. You’ll be more likable. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Self-confidence. Better presentations. You’d be able to say no. / Everyone looks up to someone. Make us work harder. It will help trusting your instincts. Makes us achieve more goals. / You don’t always have to think of the negative, focus on the positive side. You get a second perspective in school. Being self without being scared. You think what the hero does, and you do it. / Self-confidence. To learn from others and be more social with others. To have good ways and to look forward to your day. To look back at yourself before and see how you have changed. / Self-confidence. We have role models to help with our confidence. Make more friends, communication. Think positive, fight against it. Successful in life. Creative Story Telling: Learned to communicate. Talk, communicate, teamwork. Stand up for the person who’s being bullied. Actions speak louder than words. / Character counts. Engage more with others. Less people will bully you. You can make new friends. / Treat others the way you want to be treated. Respect your peers. Help educate bullies. Meet new people with your sense of respect. / Caring, responsibility. It helps you gain responsibilities. Help express themselves. It would help us with not getting in trouble with people. / Work together. Able to get things done faster. You’d be able to stop the bully. You can be a better person.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: It makes me feel awkward and weird. / Looking at myself in the mirror makes me feel the same. / It makes me feel confident. / Weird and happy at the same time. / Good. / Weird. / Great, cool, good. / Weird. / Cool, awesome, amazing. / Great and amazing. / Good. / Amazing. / Good. / Alright. / It makes me feel weird. / I feel awkward. / I like myself the way I am. It makes me feel good. / I feel the same. / The same, weird. / I feel the same. / Awkward. / Weird and funny. / Normal. / Alright. / Great and amazing. / It makes me feel fuzzy, like on the inside. Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a hero? Mom because she changed my life. / My dad is my hero. He got back on his feet and has been there for us during our struggles. / My mom. She got back on her feet. Responsibility, courage, respect, caring. / Trustworthy, leader, and fairness. / My mom is my hero because she’s always there for me when I need her. Because she’s family. / Super Vesito. They bring together the powers of Vergita and Kakkarot. / For me my mom is my hero. She raised five kids by herself. Even that we are not together, she still looks for me. / Clan AZC because I like how they trick shoot Show people cool stuff help people. / My world famous person is Chris Kyle because you look up to them. / They never give up. / Harley Quinn. Fearless, trustworthy. / . My mom, she’s been my mom and dad. / Mom, she is caring. Caring and respect. / Responsible, respect, nice and caring. / My mom. She supports me and wants the good. Nice, cool, calm person. / My sister because she’s been there for me. Brave, responsible, smart, caring, honest, loving, funny. / My hero is my cousin. My cousin is a nurse. She graduated high school went to college and became a nurse. Happy, self-confident, communication. / My hero is Stephen Curry. He is important because he inspired me to play basketball and he inspires others. Caring, confident, skills, and courage. / My characters are my heroes because I can make them and give them their own personalities and flaws but keep them human. / I have two heroes and they are my parents because they always work hard for me and my sister. I think a hero should have respect, caring, and kindness. / My hero is my second oldest sister. She is important to me because she is someone I could talk to about anything. Caring, respectful, and confidence. / I think it is important because FIM and because without friends you would be an outcast and be disconnected from society. I look for respect, caring, trustworthiness, and fairness. / Sgt. McManis. He taught me how to be a gentleman and a good person. / My hero is Geraldo Ortiz. I think he is important because he inspired me to sing at my school and he gave me confidence about myself. / Mother is my hero because she always has been there for me and without her I wouldn’t be here. The qualities that I look for in a hero are courage, and fairness and kindness in a person. / FAZE Clan is important because they teach to never give up but to also have fun while doing what you are doing. I look for people who show who they really are. / James Harden is one of the best shooting guards and point guards and has a few cross overs. My pop teaches us everything. That they show who they are.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Help others. You’ll get help back. You can stop the bully. People will respect you. / Teamwork and trust. Help with working with other people better. By standing up for yourself. Being confident and working with others. / There are many obstacles that you can get and there can probably be more than four. It will help us be a successful group that works together to achieve our goals. You can confront the bully in a different matter with your friends. You can use this in life by working with others. / Teamwork. Your weakness maybe another’s strength. The ability to have faith. Your friends will help you get past obstacles. / To face different obstacles. Teamwork, trustworthy. Stand up for each other, influences. To reach goals and accomplish things in life. Seeing Beyond: Mind’s eye, honest, teamwork, imagination. Science, drawing, reading, math, because we can prove it with imagination. To build your future goals visualizing yourself where you want to be in life. / Teamwork, third eye. Writing because it takes imagination. To build your future. / About mind’s eye, trust your instincts, trustworthy, teamwork, imagination, etcetera. Drawing, reading, science, math, writing. Visualize dreams and goals, imagination to build future. / About mind’s eye, trustworthy, teamwork. Science, drawing, writing, reading, math. Imagination to build a future. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Trustworthy. People can trust you. Trust in business. / To open up. We learned about our fellow classmates, helps us express ourselves. Lead us to greatness. / Trust in others. Teamwork. Having respect. / We learned caring for others is a good and great feeling. It will help us in school by showing that we are caring people. This applies to our lives by giving people a thought of what caring people we are. / You could be trustworthy but responsible for others. It applies when your friend tells you a secret you have to know whether to keep it or tell somebody before it hurts them. In certain jobs you need to keep secrets that apply in your job.

We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your intuition: I was caring when I helped my mom grocery shop. / A time I was trustworthy or caring was when I kept my friends secret. / A time I was caring to my little brother when he was sick when he was younger. / I was responsible because I cleaned the dishes. / My mother was sick and I cleaned the house and I made food. / I gave some money to a homeless man. / I gave a homeless man a water bottle and four dollars. / Yesterday, I was responsible because I cleaned the whole house by myself and I fed my dogs. / I helped my sister with her homework. / I helped my mother with the chores around the home. / One day I was at the store and a homeless man was asking for money so I gave him five dollars because everyone else he asked said they had no money. / I stood up for someone. / One time I was at the store and coming out of the store then a homeless person who asked for money and I gave him some. I felt really good because now they have money to at least eat something. / When I helped my cousin when she feels down and I help her up. It felt good. Or when it was a hot sunny day and I gave a water bottle to a homeless person. / I helped a homeless person by giving him a sandwich and some money to get a drink. / At a gas station I saw a homeless window washer asking for money, so I gave him ten dollars to show I care. / Yesterday I was responsible because I helped mom with the chores. / I helped my sister with her homework, I felt good. / A time I was trustworthy was when a friend told me a secret. I kept it a secret for a long time. / The time I was caring was when I took care of my mom when she was sick. / I kept a secret. I felt the same afterward. / A time I was trustworthy was when I kept people’s secrets to myself. I was responsible for doing my chores. / I gave some money to a homeless man. / I kept multiple secrets. / One time everyone was dropping my brother. Then I carefully caught him and didn’t really feel different just like he trusted me. / I helped my brother with his homework. / One time I was caring was when I helped Ms. Minato fix the bookshelf. It felt the same. Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Skills or Tools Learned: You are not alone with fears and other people understand. Make friends easier. Understanding bully’s fear. So you can know what you’re working for. / You are not alone. Others realize what you aspire to become. Some people will see an opportunity to bully. Reach your goals. / Knowing you’re not the only one. Connecting with others. Same dreams can equal a new friend. People can support you in your dreams. / Stay focused on your dreams. Become someone in life. You can stand up against the bully. You can be yourself. / We are not different from each other. We can have the same fears as other people. It will be easier to make friends because you can express yourself and not be judged. This would apply in our lives by helping each other through tough times.

Release the Fear, Inc. TM

PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary School %Male 57

%Female 43

Date: November 15-17th, 2016

Ages 13-15

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 57 %NO 43 %Other 0 Post %YES 93 %NO 7 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 66 % All the Time 17 Post % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 85 % All the Time 5 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 3 % Sometimes 57 % All the Time 40 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 56 % All the Time 44 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 7 % Sometimes 60 % All the Time 33 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 67 % All the Time 33 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 0 % Equal 63 % Leader 37 Post % Follower 4 % Equal 44 % Leader 52 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 33 % No 67 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 63 % No 37 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 20 % No 63

% No Answer 17

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 85 % No 15 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: To not bully. / Standing up to the bully. / Maybe. / To not bully. / Stand up for yourself. / Stand up no matter what. / To be caring to others. / Never give up. / Respect. / It didn’t help me. / I can stand up for people and not get laughed at. / I learned to not let them tear you down with things that aren’t true. / Never be as bad as they are. / Stop the bully. / I learned to stand up for them. / By getting to know the bully’s fear and memories, and goals. / Stand up for people. / Always be kind and thoughtful. / I learned everyone has the same fears. / I haven’t learned anything new. / Don’t listen what other people say to you. / We all have something in common. / Can stand up for people now. / Standing up to others. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 92 % No 8 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I stood up to four people. / Because I will feel good. / Well, it kind of depends on the situation they are in. / Yes but I would have before. / Because most people can fend for themselves. / I would stand up for them. / Yes because being a bully should be a crime. / Maybe one day I will need someone standing up for me. /

Because I can stand up. / I will help them. / To make this world better. / I would go to the bully and tell him to stop. Nothing good comes from bullying. / I would do something about it, tell an adult. / I would want to help my people. / It’s caring. / Because I know I can stand up to them now. / Stop them. / I would stop it. / If I was getting bullied I’d want someone to stand up for me. / Because no one should be bullied. / Stand up for that person. / I would tell the bully something to make them realize what they are doing is wrong. Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 89 % No 11 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Don’t listen to what other people are saying stick to what you want to do. / Respect others mostly you. / Responsibility. / I learned respect. / Respect. / You are your own decision maker. / I learned that you can respect yourself and others. / Respecting others can bring yourself respect. / Believe in yourself. / I learned to respect yourself. / Sometimes I can make smart decisions. / You have your own voice. / Yes peer pressure is dangerous, never fall, stand tall. / I already know how to make my decisions. / Well not really. / I already know all of this. / I learned to be responsible. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 87% Post 93% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I think color is something helpful or helps you think. / For drawing. / It expresses your emotions. / A color is something to color. / Blue is a color I think about. / Color expresses who and what you are. / Red. / Color is strong a lot has been happening about the color of your skin but the color that comes to mind is red. / Color is everywhere. / It is wonderful and color expresses yourself. / I think equal like everyone should be treated equally. / I think about red. / Helps me to express emotions. / Blue. / I think color really isn’t too important besides making things distinct. / Blue. / I think you can use it as a way to express things. / I think color is a way to express yourself. / Color brings happiness. / Without color the world would be blank. / It shows your emotions. / I think color can sometimes show what you feel. / Color is beautiful and art. / When I think about color is that we’re all equal. / I think color gives life. / I think it’s a beautiful thing that you can express yourself with. Post: Equal. / I think color can express what you feel. / It’s something to express and show a meaning towards people. / Red. / Color shows what you are feeling. / It can be used to express thing a feel emotion. / I think color expresses a lot of stuff. / Color could say something about personality. / Red. / Color is cool. / Helps you express emotions. / We’re equal. / It makes things better. / It does not have a fear. / Color helps you visualize your dreams. / Color gives you hope. / I think it means your reality. / Teale that color doesn’t matter. / People judge others by color. / We are all equal. / I express emotion. / Color is everywhere. / It doesn’t matter as long as you know what you are coloring. / Color is pretty meaningless. / That color can be so important to you. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 83% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I hope and dream to have a successful life. / I want to be an auto man. / I have a dream but I don’t want to say. / My most important dream is to become what I dream for. / To become a lawyer. / To go to college and become a lawyer. / Have a life and a career. / Is to be out of my house by eighteen and have a stable job. / I want to a computer engineer. / I have a dream to be a police officer. / To go to college and have a career I love. / My most important hope is to be something. / To become an environment lawyer and get a two story house with a big yard. / Travel around the world. / My dream is basketball and helping my family. / My dream is to be a biomedical engineer. / Going and finishing my dreams. / My dream is to pass high school I get into college and become a lawyer. / To have a wonderful job and help my mom and siblings in the future. / To succeed and be independent

and responsible. / I dream that one day I can lead other people to do the right thing. / My most important dream is becoming a soccer player or a lawyer. / My dream is to hustle and make a lot of money to help pay bills and put food on the table for my family. / My dream is to go to college and get a good career. Post: Becoming rich. / Travel around the world taking pictures and being a photographer. / Becoming a professional animator or artist. / Finishing college/university. / To reach all y goals. / To help my mother in life and become a lawyer. / To never give up. / To become a fashion designer. / Going to college and graduating high school. / To have everything and go somewhere new. / To graduate college. / My dream is to finish college. / To become a lawyer. / To work on cars. / My most important dream is becoming a singer or dancer, I’m stuck between a lot. / To go to GCC and own a business or becoming a lawyer. / Going to college. / My dream is to join the CIA. / Basketball, NBA, college. / Become a great You Tuber. / To become a You Tuber. / To succeed and graduate and to have a career. / To get my mom a house and play NFL football. / To accomplish. / To become a person to look up to. / To become lawyer. / Going and finishing college. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Everyone has the same fear as me. / To work hard. / To have more faith in myself. / To not give up on them. / To be confident in my choices. / To get past my fears. / Never give up. / Not to be scared. / A thing I learned is never give up. / Some people have the same fears. / To believe in yourself and to know that you are not alone. / Never give up. / Self-confidence. / One thing I learned is to be a better team worker. / I learned to be responsible. / Reality is a projected thought. / You have to be able to work as a team not an independent. / If you respect someone they might respect you back. / Always believe in yourself. / Is to believe in myself. / I can depend on others. / That to follow them. / Always make friends not enemies. / Don’t give up. / Caring. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 92% discovered something in the workshop to improve their Character Count Thoughts Shared: Caring showed me how to care for others. / Caring. Looking out for others. / By helping you open up and be connected. / It helped me improve by making my own decisions. / I want to improve caring. It helped me realize I care more than I think. / I am not alone there are people that have the same issues. / The workshop improved it because it showed me a lot of things. / Respect it helped me by showing others respect. / It helped me take more responsibility. / Improved it because I learned to be a better person. / By speaking for others. / I want to work on my caring by showing me options. / I improved on caring. / Respect the workshop helped me because we’re all similar in a way. / Honesty. / Believe in myself. / Hard work. / Caring because they help me understand caring stuff. / I improved by telling my fears. / It released a lot of my fears. / Talked. / By expressing more. / That I am not alone. / I didn’t have that much of an effect but I feel more open to everyone. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 100% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: They have the same fear as I do. / Many people want to be a lawyer as me. / Many people can connect with you no matter what. / That they have the same fear as you. / Some people are too depressed. / You have the same problems you are not alone. / That we have the same fears. / That they think they will go to adult prison. / That you are not the only person with fear your friend may have the same fear. / I learned that people experienced things like me. / We have different fears. / Just my friends. / That they are also scared of snakes. / I learned to be more responsible. / We all have similar fears. / The girl in my class has the same fear as me. / You are not alone, people have same dreams, fears, goals. / That we have the same fears. / I learned that you are not alone. / I’m not alone. / They are the same as me. / What they are afraid of. / They have the same dreams and fears as I do. / They have the same fears as I do. / Some have the same fear. / I noticed that most of them have issues. Release the Fear, Inc. TM

PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 21 young lives from Kuban Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on November 29th, December 1-2nd 2016 - #4 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-15. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : How to be respectful to others. To have manners. Stand up to the bully. Probably stop bullying to get a better job. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Self confidence and self respect. To be confident and be yourself. To take away fear. To be able to talk in front of a crowd. Creative Story Telling: How to act out in a play and show meaning. To not be shy and show confidence. To show action and to stand up for yourself. When you go to a job interview it could help get a job. Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: It makes me feel okay. / Happy, Sad, Satify. / Not much different. / I feel the same. / It makes me feel good. / It makes me feel like I believe in myself. / It makes me feel good because I am who I am. / It makes me feel good about myself. / It makes me feel confident. / Okay. / It makes me feel nice about myself. / It makes me feel special. / It makes me feel I will become someone once day. / Good, Happy./ Awesome, cool, leader. / Happy, proud, good. / Good. Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a Hero? My mom. She is always there for me. / My mom. She takes care of me. Loves me. / My mom. She takes care of me. / Dad and Mom. They take care of me. / My dad. He has worked for me and my siblings and mom. / Mom and Dad. They always give me things that I needed and I have a roof over my head. / My uncle because he died and when he was at the doctor he fought to keep living./ Superman. He never backs down. / My older brother. He is a marine. / Mom and Dad. They are always there and nice. / My mom. She helps me, she takes care of me very well. She is a kind and very helpful mother and tells me what is wrong and what good to do. / My mom. She gives me everything possible. / He taught a class with valuable lessons in life and helped when I needed someone. / Leashan McCoy. He taught me about football. / My family. They have done so much

for me. / My mom. She takes care of me and makes sure there is food on the table, clean clothes and a roof over my head. / My older sister. She gets me everything I need. / My mom and Dad. They keep me under a roof.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Team work / trust / communication. To work in a group. Stand up to the bully. Be able to work with others in future career. Seeing Beyond: To use your imagination. To finish school and become someone some day. Visualize yourself in dreams and goals. Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: To never give up and reach your goals in life. Get good grades to make your dream come true. To make them feel confident so they can reach their goals. Reflective Take Away Assignment: To be responsible. Have your classmate trust you. Take care of your things. Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way. How did it feel afterward? Describe the experience below. Then draw a picture on the back of what the experience looked like. One time was when my sister told me to babysit her kids when she had to go to work. / I helped my mom buy gifts for Christmas and I had to be trustworthy on not telling my brothers what we did or bought. It felt good and hard. / When I helped my friend taking care of her hamster for a week. I felt proud. / It felt good when I was caring for someone. / I helped a homeless man and I gave him $5. I felt weird because I never did that before. / I stuck up for someone being picked on. It felt good. / I saved the life of a suicidal girl. I felt good.

Release the Fear, Inc. TM

PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Kuban Elementary School %Male 38

%Female 62

Date: Nov 29, 2016, Dec 1-2, 2016.

Ages 13-15

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 71 %NO 14 %Other 15 Post %YES 90 %NO 5 %Other 5 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 24 % Sometimes 62 % All the Time 3 % No answer 0 Post % Not at all 5 % Sometimes 86 % All the Time 10 % No answer 0 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 9 % Sometimes 48 % All the Time 43 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 43 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 19 % Sometimes 67 % All the Time 14 % No answer: 0 Post % Not at all 5 % Sometimes 71 % All the Time 24 % No Answer 0 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 0 % Equal 52 % Leader 43 % No answer: 0 Post % Follower 0 % Equal 48 % Leader 52 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 62 % No 28 % No Answer 10 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 80 % No 14 % No Answer 5 Did you do anything? % Yes 38 % No 52

% No Answer 10

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 95 % No 5 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Sticking up for myself. / Teamwork. / That if you fall get back up. / Stand up to a bully or walk away. / Don’t be a bully. / Confidence. / Be trustworthy. / To stand up to the bully. / Not to be afraid. / Teamwork. / To stand up to a bully. / Speak up for yourself. / I am not alone. / Stand up for someone. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 86 % No 9 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: To know that someone is there. / To make sure they have someone. / Yes because it is not fair. / I would tell the person to stop. / Help them and walk away with them. / I would stop it. / Trustworthy. / I would tell. / Don’t let others get pushed around. / Help. / I would stand up. / Stop it. Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 90 % No 10 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Patience. / Speak up. / Not to listen to thers in things you don’t want to do. / Be respectful of others. / Don’t care what they think. / Respect. / Don’t do it. / Respect others and be responsible for your duties. / Respect others.

What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 43% Post 90% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Yes. / My favorite color is purple. / My favorite is red. / Blue. / Red. / Blue and Black. / I never thought about it. / My favorite color is rose gold. Post: Color changes when you see different things. / Music has color. / To respect. / Red and yellow. / Blue and red. / It pops out. / I think color is important because it shows feelings. / Colors express feelings. / It has a new meaning. / That it is important in life. / Blue is special. / Its in music. / It is in music. / Try to get thru your fears. / It is cool. / That music has color. / Red. / Music has color. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 62% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: To have a female. / To be respected. / A cop. / Own a company or something. / To own a Silverado. / To be successful. / To make sure I take care of my parents when older. / To become a vet. / Don’t have one. / To go to college and get a good job. / Go to college and become a doctor. / Graduate college and become a caretaker. / To finish college and someday become a cosmetologist./ To finish college. Post: My dream is to become a vet and have my own house and car. / To do something and have a family in the future. / Play for the Raiders. / To be a nurse. / To be a vet. / To live long. / To be a marine. / To become a vet. / To succeed and WNBA. / To take care of my parents. / To become a vet. / Becoming a photographer. / Car dealer. / Become a doctor. / Be a caretaker. / Able to become someone. / To live a good life. / To be a lawyer. / Not to die. / To finish school. / To go to school in cosmetology. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: To believe in yourself. / Confidence. / IS believe I will play for the Raiders. / To be confident, trust. / Be confident and respect. / Keep on trying. / Don’t let people put you down./ Keep on trying. / Work in a team. / Help people be kind and feel confident. / Focusing on it. / To set them to reach them. / Never give up. / Trustworthy. / Be respectful of others and trust others. / If you visualize your dreams they can come true. / Confidence and trust and believe. / Be proper, respectful and don’t quit. / To be confident and be yourself. / Reach my dreams. / To believe in myself. What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did now know before? Post 95% discovered something new in the workshop about themselves: Thoughts Shared: To be confident and teamwork with other people. / You are not alone. / That I should be good. / No alone. / To be confident in myself. / That people are going to try to bring you down. / That I am not alone. / Self confident and more happy. / Many things. / That I am not alone in life with fear. / Being confident. / Tell yourself in the eye you love yourself. / I am not alone. / I have some fears as others. / I can do anything I set my mind to. / I am trustworthy. /To never give up./ They are not so different./ They have the same fear as I do. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 90% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: To always work together and help each other. / We have similar feelings. / respect. / That they have the same fear as I do. / We could have the same fear. / To be kind to each other. / You can help them. / Everyone is different. / Things they want to be. / Many have fear that I don’t have. / Their fears and dreams. / Trouble with reading, fears etc. / Work in team to get things done. / That there are some people that have been through rough times. / They are not so different. / They have the same fear as I do. / They have been through a lot and are not alone. / Trustworthy friends. / That they have been through a lot.

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 24 young lives from Sullivan Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on January 10-13, 2017 - # 5 of 12 - Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication+ Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 12-14. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Stereotyping, prejudgment. Won’t doubt yourself, will be able to complete your job. Be friends with the bully, talk to the bully. Learn to be trustworthy. / Not alone, we’re all the same. Participating, listen. Everyone is the same. No stereotypes. / Not alone. Connect with your peers. Might have something in common with the bully. Not alone. Free to do whatever you want. / Honesty, trustworthy, stereotype. Make more friends, education. Making a stand. Being educated. Creative Storytelling: Respectful, getting to know others. Get more friend, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Want to be

respected. You interact with people. / To care, getting to know others. Helping others. More people will stand up for them. Helps you be a better person. / Turning me to we. Communicate better with peers. Sharing your opinions. Looking out for your community. / Helping others, being a good person. Demonstrate, show others. Helping others, defend yourself. By taking care of yourself. Through the Hoops: Teamwork, never doubt yourself. Self-confidence. Help others. Better at things in life. / Teamwork. Feel more comfortable with our class. Classmates to defend you. By never doubting yourself. / Never doubt yourself, teamwork. Because teamwork makes the dream work. Strength in numbers. Congregate to get things done. / Teamwork, never doubt yourself. Everyone gets together and have fun. You can work with the bully to stop him. Helping others. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Mirror – Love yourself, self-confidence, nice, good. Accomplish more. Ignoring, saying “no.” / Happier, won’t cause problems, won’t hate yourself. / Love yourself, confidence, nice/good. Accomplish more, motivation. Confidence. Less embarrassment. / Have more confidence. It drives you to be more successful. Voice out your own opinions. Helps better what people think of you. / Loving yourself. Self-confidence. Easier to resist. Self-confidence lets you believe in yourself.

Mirror Work: I feel confident whenever I see myself in the mirror. / It makes me feel better. / Normal, fine, great, confident. / Confident, weird, happy. / Great, awesome, weird, confident. / Now this makes me feel good. / I felt weird. I felt good. / Confident and persistent. / It made me feel comfortable about myself. / It makes me feel good about myself. / Confident, special, good. / It makes me feel like no one can tell me what to do. I feel the same. / It makes me feel great. / It makes me feel nice. / Creepy, eerie, weird. / This made me feel confident. / It makes me feel good. / It made me feel better about myself. / I don’t feel comfortable doing this but good and happy if I did do this. / Doing this makes me feel good. / This makes me feel good. / I didn’t feel anything. / It made me feel better and confident. Hero: She’s there for me when no one is there to cheer me up. My mom is important because I was born because of her and she is the only person who most cares about me. The characteristics or qualities I would like a hero to have is confidence, caring, and responsible. / My mom. My dad. She’s always been there for me. He’s always gone to work and provided us with food. They’re important because they are always there for me. They love me. I look for respect and caring characteristics. / My mother. Because she’s very loving. Caring, loving, responsible, inspiring, role model. / Mom. Because she’s very caring. Caring, responsible, respectful, and brave. / Mom. I think she is important because she is very great. Leadership, strength, intelligence, and caringness. / My hero is Stephen Curry a basketball player and he’s the best. He is important to me because he’s the best player in the NBA and he inspires me to play basketball. To be nice. / Wonder Woman because she’s a warrior plus she’s a woman that shows that females can do as much as males. Because they save and protect people. If they save people, help people, and make sure people feel safe. / Antonio Brown. He makes me play harder is football so I can make it to the NFL. Persistence and a good attitude. / Mom. I think they are important because she is always there for me. I look for a hero that is loyal, caring, and responsible. / A Youtuber Brawadis. Parents – mom and dad. My favorite YouTuber and my mom. Yes, they are important because it makes me laugh and I enjoy it and my mom because she cares about me and she’s a hard worker. I look for a hero that is funny, cool, loyal, and caring like my mom. / Mom. She works to keep 5 children herself alone and she helps us with everything. Kindness, trustworthiness. / My dad. Because we love each other. Bravery, caring, trustworthiness. / Vanoss. Because he’s funny, uses Google, and fights zombies. Bravery, leadership, strength. / Mom. My mom is my important because they helped me through hard times. Help people, smart. / 2Pac, mom, dad. 2Pac was a ghetto solider. Dad survived two bullets and three stabbings. Mom was smart and she was always fearless. Mr. Heart very educated and accomplished. He helps at hard times. Mr. Heart – educated, funny. 2Pac – strong, solider. Mom – ongoing, big-hearted. Dad – brave, bulletproof. / I think Brawadis, a YouTuber is important because he inspires me every day by being myself. The characteristics that I would look for in a hero are hard-working and to have responsibility. / My hero is my mom because she takes care of me. I think they are important because they take care of me. The characteristics or qualities that I see in a hero is that they are nice. / This is my mom. She is my caretaker, role model, and hero. They are important because they are my caretaker and my role model. I look for responsibility, care, and perseverance in a hero. / My mom. Because she was with me when my dad wasn’t put clothes on my back and made sure I was fed. Caring, strength, and trustworthiness. / Mom – caring, respectful, responsible. My hero is my mom because she cares for me and without her I wouldn’t be here. / Dolan twins. I think they are important because they follow their dreams. Kind, cool, nice, and funny. / My parents. Take care of me, gives me what I need. Loyalty, kindness, responsibility. / My mom is my hero. She is my hero because she is a hard worker and feeds me and my family. She gives us what she can even if it’s just her who’s there for us. Trustworthiness, organization, sporty, confidence, and respectful.

Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: To be brave, common fears or problems. More friends. Talk to the bully. Good talking skills. / Most of us have same fears/dreams. Try harder, every subject because every subject can help you achieve your dream. By overcoming hardships. / You’re not alone. Help others with their dreams. Bully and victim might have something in common. Your friends can help you and encourage you. / To express yourself. It applies in school because it helps you open up to others and you find out you have the same thing in common. It applies in life because if you’re open with others, it shows people that you’re qualified for a job.

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Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way. How did it feel afterward? A thing that showed caring that I did was helping an old lady up because she fell down. / One time that I was caring was when I was in the 5th grade this kid was running and he fell so I went up to him and I asked him if he was okay and I helped him up. / The time I was caring and trustworthy was when I helped take care of my sister while my parents were at work. / When I would help my friends with problems when I help my siblings with homework. / One time I was caring for my brother when he fell on glass and cut his finger. We went to the hospital and took care of it. / With my mom when she only had me and my 3 sisters to take care of and I helped her out watching over them. / I helped my sister clean the house while my mom was gone and it made me feel good because my mom was happy. / I gave ten dollars to a homeless man. It felt great. / One time I was caring was when I cleaned and cooked for my mom because she was really tired. I felt responsible. / A time when I was trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way is when somebody’s paper fell on the floor and I helped her pick it up. I felt good. / It was a time when one of my friends told me something she didn’t want anyone to know, so I kept the secret and was trustworthy. / I kept a secret for someone that everyone wanted to know and I didn’t tell. / When I was caring I gave money to homeless man. / I gave money to a homeless guy. / One time I was caring was when I helped my mom out by taking care of my little brother. It felt good. / One time I was caring was when a fellow teammate was injured whilst playing a sport and I asked her if she was okay with care. / A time when I was caring was when I helped my mom clean the house without her asking. / One time when I was caring and helped someone is when I brought food and I let a homeless keep it because he just eats once in a while and I can eat any day. After I did this it made me feel good. / One time when I was caring was when me, Ariz, and Dulce were walking from the candy store and a kid fell off his bike and I said, “Are you okay?” and he said, “Yeah.” / I forgot when I was trustworthy or caring. / A time I was caring was when a kid fell off his bike and got his shoelace stuck in the petal. Instead of laughing, I helped him and walked him home.

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Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary School %Male 38%

%Female 62

Date: January 10-13th 2017

Ages 11-13

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 75 %NO 25 %Other 0 Post %YES 76 %NO 14 %Other 10 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 21 % Sometimes 66 % All the Time 13 Post % Not at all 24 % Sometimes 62 % All the Time 14 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 67 % All the Time 29 %No Answer 4 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 48 %No Answer 0 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 62 % All the Time 38 Post %Not at all 5 % Sometimes 71 % All the Time 24 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 4 % Equal 46 % Leader 50 Post % Follower 5 % Equal 29 % Leader 66 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 30 % No 70 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 63 % No 37 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 38 % No 54

% No Answer 8

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 81 % No 19 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Yes, because we shared our times. / Because we have to stand up to bullying. / Helps us solve problem. / I’m not alone. / How to care. / You are not alone. / That you’re not alone. / Be kind. / Something in the workshop that will help me deal with bullying is stand up. / Be brave and talk to the bully. / No. It was useless. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 90 % No 10 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I would tell the bully to stop. / Because people that get bullied have a better future. / I think I can solve a problem. / It’s mean. / Help them. / Speak up. / People need help. / Say something. / Because it’s not funny or fair. / It isn’t fair that they are getting picked on. / I don’t want that person to be bullied anymore so I tell someone.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 81 % No 19 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Yes, because we discussed it with my group. / We have to learn by paper then talking about it. / I feel more confident. / Trustworthiness. / Have confidence in your own opinions. / Respect helped me make decisions. / I learned to give respect so I can receive it back. / No, I already knew how to control myself. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 92% Post 95% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I think color is fun and creative. / I think color represents you as a person and your personality. / I think people can express themselves with color. / I like color because my favorite color is purple. / When I think of color, I think of neutral colors in a makeup palette. / What I think about color is that it is cool and important and beautiful. / I think about a rainbow. / I think colors are nice. I have never thought about color. / Food. / Color is helpful because without it we wouldn’t know any color. / I think color is great because people can see new things as beautiful or amazing. / The song “True Colors” by the Weeknd. / Color is beautiful. Without it we would see things weirdly. / Varieties. / IThe color of Whodinnie. / My favorite color is purple. / White and black. These are the colors I see every day. / What I think about color is cool because it is beautiful. / Blue, that’s my car color. / It’s something that helps express yourself. / I think color is a thing we need and never thought about color because we all need it. / No I haven’t thought about color. / What I think about color is it’s a bright and happy. Yes, I have thought about a color. / Blue and I think that it’s nice. Post: It is beautiful. / I like blue. / I think color is great and I learn that it’s everywhere. / I still don’t know about color but I know color about race color. / It’s a way to express yourself. / Color is just color. / Crayons. / It is still important to me. / I think of color now paint. / Just colors. / A lot or whatever. / I love colors because my favorite color is purple. / It’s nice. / Color is just a color. / It shows you about people. / I think color is good. I learned to accept color. / I think about the paint canvas Sarah and Rosy brought. / The color brown didn’t affect my dreams. / That color is beautiful because without it, we wouldn’t see the colors of things. / Nothing. I don’t know why they came a waste time. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 96% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: My most important hope is to be able to repay my parents for everything they’ve done for me. / My most important hope or dream is finishing school and becoming a police or artist. / Is to go to college and become a doctor that does surgery. / My most important dream is to have a job involving art; such as a cosmetologist or an artist. / One of my dream is to be a doctor or something in life. / My most important hope or dream is to have a good job. / I want to have money and support my family. / Ummm what! / My hope is to have a lot of pets and become a surgeon. / My most important hope is to get muscle and I get a good job and have a family. / My most important hope is to graduate college, then succeed in life. / My most important hope is to have a lot of pets in the future. / Be successful. / Is to go to college and live in Europe. / Finish college and be the very best. / I want to be in college and go to the military. / Hoping that I someday help my addicted parents, my grandparents, and my siblings. / My most important dream is to be a barber and a YouTuber. / My most important hope or dream is to be in the NBA. / Play in the NFL. / My most important hope is I can live easy and get the worry and doubt of my mind and to just live normally. / My important dream is being famous. / My dream is to go to college for culinary so I could open a cupcake shop and buy my mom a house. / I dream to be a vet.

Post: My most important dreams are to be a YouTuber and a barber. / Is going back home. / My most important dream is becoming a firefighter. / I dreaming about a dream still. / To join the military before I go to college. / To play in NFL. / My most hope is it make it to the NBA. / Being successful. / Is to be a vet and a YouTuber. / To be successful. / Is to succeed in college. / Is to be a doctor that does surgery. / Is to be a vet or an artist. / My most important hope is to be able to repay my parents for everything they’ve done for me. / Becoming a police officer. / To become successful. / Becoming a cosmetologist. / My most important dream is to become a singer. / My most important dream is to go to college and become a surgeon. / Is to be balling with money and help my mom pay her bills. I want to help my parents with everything. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 95% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Is to work with others. / One thing I learned was trustworthy and honesty. / Is dreaming. / Is to express myself. / To be brave. / Is to be confidence. / I’m not alone. / Is to never give up. / One thing that I learned that could help me is be myself. / Never give up, believe in yourself. / Not worry what other people think. / Is that you’re not alone and there’s nothing to be afraid of. / Is to make my dreams come true. One thing I learned is to respect others. / Overcoming obstacles to get what you want. / One thing I learned was not to give up. / One thing I learned that will help me reach my dream is to be confident in myself. / MM. I don’t know. I learned some stuff but I’m not sure what I learned. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 100% discovered something new about themselves in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: I wanted to improve on caring. It made me to work with others. / Not to give up. / It helps me improve by looking up to a hero. / About the various thing that I learned. / I want to work on respect. / I am brave. / That I am nice. / Me and my best friend have things in common. / Caring and they helped a little. / By being myself. / Citizenship. / My leadership because I was standing out. / Nothing because I don’t need to improve anything. / Believing in myself I guess. / Caring. / I’m not the only one with a fear of spiders or flies. / It would help me by talking to others. / Responsibility. It motivated me to be more responsible. / The Character Count that I wanted to improve on was Caring. The workshop told me different ways to be caring. / To be brave. It helped me by expressing myself. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 100% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: That they have the same dream as me. / They all got fears. / That we’re not alone. / We all have same and different problems. / They have the same fear as me. / I’m not alone. / That they are the same. / My friend thinks he will go to jail. / That someone also wants to be a YouTuber as well. / That they have something in common with me. / We are similar. / You’re not alone in your hopes and dreams. / That we have a lot in common that I thought. / I learned that they have the same fears. / We have the same dreams and fears. / I learned that some of my friends think they’ll go to Juvie. / I learned that people in my class have the same fears. / I learned that we have some common problems and fears.

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Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 30 young lives from Sullivan Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on January 10-13, 2017 - # 6 of 12 - Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

     

Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication+ Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-15. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : We learned how to have courage. Helps us stand up for people. It helps us taking a stand. It helps us with courage to be ourself. / Self confidence, honest, peer pressure. Because it helps with our communication. To have courage. Because it helps us be more social to others. / Participation, self-confidence. Participate in activities. Self-confidence when someone tried to insult you. Ignore peer-pressure. / Confidence. Helps you speak up in class. Confidence helps you step up to a bully. To apply for a job, you’ll need confidence. / A lot of people have similarities. Courage. Taking a stand. Have the courage to stand up. Creative Storytelling: Act, teamwork. Participate. Confront the bully. You get a reward. / Citizenship.

Teamwork, participation. Confront bully, understand bully wants respect. You get more privileges. / Act – model – be it! – teamwork. Thinking skills and participation. Understanding that they want respect. You become more reliable. / Teamwork. Projects. Is by understanding the bully. You’ll be more independent. / Actions speak louder than words. Participation. Confront the bully. You become more reliable. Through the Hoops: Teamwork. When someone is struggling, teamwork can help. Teamwork can help by confronting a bully. Motivation helps to stop bullying others. / How to interact with others. When you work in groups. It helps by working with bully in difficult situation. Using it with co-workers working together and not making a hostile environment. / Teamwork, motivation, thinking. It can help you by communicating with people. You can use the mean words to motivate you. Work hard, succeed in life. / Trust. Trusting your teacher that she is giving you the right education. You trust in adults to help you. Trust yourself that you won’t make any bad choices. / We used trust and teamwork. Can help you with trusting your scholars. Taking a stand. Trusting people.

Mirror Work: It makes me feel better to be the person who I am. / Good, okay, nice. Weird, normal. / It makes me feel normal. / It makes me feel calm and think of what I’m going to do in the future. / It makes me feel good and loved. / It makes me feel weird by just staring at me. / It makes me feel very weird. / I feel the same. / Ms. Powers. / I did it before but I felt special. / It makes me feel like happy. / It makes me feel confident, positive, and good of myself. / It makes me feel weird. / Weird and awkward. / It makes me feel confident. / It makes me feel weird. / It make me feel weird. / It makes me feel weird. / It makes feel weird and normal at the same time. / Make me different. / Makes me feel different cause I don’t say I love myself. / Makes me feel not like myself. / I feel normal. / Awesome. / It makes me feel normal. / When I look in the mirror it amazes me look normal. / It makes me feel awkward. / It makes me feel weird. / It makes me feel weird. Hero: Family. I think they are important because they look after me, care about my future. Respect, trustworthy, responsible, caring. / My dad. He works all day and he takes care of us. Inspiration. / My hero is God. He is important to me because he protects me and cares for me no matter what is perfect and amazing. I look for the hero to have kindness, caring, honesty, and love. / They’re important because they’re caring. / My hero is my mom because she raised me alone. / Courage and trust. / My hero is important because she is really giving it all she has to help me learn and understand. In a hero, I will look for kindness, confident, and trustworthy. / Sister. My cousin is always here for me even when I have bad times. / She is helping me out for me to get ready for high school. For her to keep helping me out. / My mom. Because she raised me. I think saving you. / My mom is my hero. Why she is important is because she gets me everything I need and everything I want. I would help out my mom, on trying to get good things for each other, our house. / My hero is my mom because she is a very nice person. She is important because she is my mom and she gave me life. She wants the best for me. What I look for in a hero is courage, honesty, and bravery. / I consider my mom as my hero. I think my mom is important because she’s been there for me throughout thick and thin. I look forward to seeing them go through the same thing as me so I can get explanations on certain things. / I consider my dad as my hero. I think…I know my dad is my hero because he’s been there for me and he cheers me up when I’m sad or mad and provides a house, water, electricity, and food for me and motivates me to do better and raised me and my sister by myself. / My family. I think they are important for me because they protect me. / My brother is my hero. He is important to me because he’s always there for me. / My hero is my parents because they are always with me. They are important because I love them and I can see them forever. My family. / My parents. / My 19 year old cousin. They are important because he never lets me give up on anything. To have faith in me. To think that I can do anything I put my mind to. / My hero is my father. My hero is important because he helps me. Respect, responsible. / My dad. He is important to me because he is always there for me. / My mom. My hero is my mom cause she been there for me all the time. That she cares about me. / My superhero is my mom. She is important because she spends time making the family happy and she cares for everyone. / My hero is my dad. Because he cares about me. / My hero is my mom. My mom is important because she always there for me. She never left me. I’m glad she’s in my life. / My dad. He is important because he’s always there when I need him.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: To have self-confidence. Helps you speak up. Helps us speak in our opinion. Helps us stand up for others that don’t have a voice. / How to open up to each other. Build up confidence. Helps you learn from hero’s mistakes. Can teach you to be someone else’s hero. / Confidence, courage. It motivates you to complete work. It can help you make decisions. It can give you confidence in what you choose to do. / Being yourself. Being real. You’re not faking it. Able to enjoy yourself. / Everyone has a role model. They give you advice. You could ask for advice. Have someone to ask for advice. Seeing Beyond: Trust your instinct. Helps out on tests because sometimes you struggle on your answer. Helps you try out new things. / Trusting your instincts. Sports – you have to understand what the game plan is. Seeing yourself being successful motivates you to be successful. / Strategy, communication, trusting your instincts. Science and social studies. You can use a strategy to help in science. You can communicate with people and learn how to express yourself. / Imagination. Writing because in class you need to present and make it interesting. In jobs you need to imagine other people’s lives from another point of view. / Trusting your instincts. While taking a test, taking the best guess. Going forward for what you think for.

Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Confidence. By standing up and having trust in yourself. Helps by giving your opinion on it. By speaking with trust and confidence. / Many people have common fears. You don’t have to be afraid. Maybe the bully and you are having the same fear and discuss it out to see their problem. Not to be afraid to say your fears out loud because it may help others. / Courage. You know what is right for you and others. Stand up for what you believe. / Creativity, courage. Never feel alone, learn what is right. Confront the bully. Have courage in what you believe in. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Responsibility. Helps by always remembering you have assignments. Helps by being prepared. / Respect. You have to respect the teachers and classmates. By teaching you how to respect everybody else’s decision in life and not to make a mockery of their decision. / Responsibility, caring, and respect. By doing your homework and listening to the teacher. By having respect for anybody. / Responsibility. Responsible about your actions and work. Responsible with kids. / Respect for others. Never disrespect people older than you. Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way. How did it feel afterward? One day my mom was sick and then I helped her clean house. After doing so I feel good because I knew I was doing something good for my mom. / I help the person and give advice. / I once was trustworthy when I watched my cousin’s dog while she was at the hospital getting surgery. / I was once trustworthy when I watched my sister’s babies for a day. / When a lady needed help carrying her stuff. I helped her. / I’m caring to my family and to my friends by showing that I help people and that I show them. / One time I was trustworthy or caring was when I was taking care of my sister and I took very good care of her and fed her. / A time I was caring is when I help my sister who fell off a bed and I picked her up. I feel good and comfort with myself. / I helped somebody when they needed my help. / One time when my stepbrother told me not to told my stepdad that he raced on his truck and I told my dad because I didn’t want him to get harm. It felt good. / A time when I was trustworthy was when I broke a glass cup and blamed it on my brother. / I helped a lady cross the street. / I helped someone in a positive way when he was crying and it felt like if I was a superhero. / I was caring when I saw someone fall to the floor and helped them get back up. / I was in my house and my cousin fall and I help her, I felt happy for helping her. / I was caring when I took care of my brother’s daughter. / I was caring when my dog got stuck upside down from a bench so I got him off. / A time that I was caring about helping a person to make them happy. / A time I was trustworthy was when my mom told me to wash my clothes. She trusted me that I would do it. / The time when I was trustworthy is when I was 11 and me and my cousin were having fun and I broke a glass cup and I told my mom I did it and she yelled at me. / I helped someone with many things especially if they’re feeling down or sad and try to cheer them up by caring for them with careness. / I once took care of a puppy while the owner went to work. It felt cool knowing the fact that the owner was able to trust me. / One time I was caring is when there was no one home and I took my nephew with me out to a game with my friends. / The time I was caring is when I had to help a little kid get his football out of the tree. It took a while but we did it. / The time that I was caring was when I bought a homeless man hot wings cause he was just standing there next to the door. / One time I helped a person was when I helped an old lady cross the street. / When I helped my cousin with his homework and he had gotten an A on his work and then he called me up and said that he appreciated it. / When I helped my mom with all her chores and I felt happy because she was resting.

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Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary School %Male 50%

%Female 50

Date: January 10-13th 2017

Ages 13-15

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 57 %NO 33 %Other 10 %No Answer 0 Post %YES 87 %NO 7 %Other 3 %No Answer 3 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 23 % Sometimes 74 % All the Time 3 Post % Not at all 13 % Sometimes 74 % All the Time 13 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 63 % All the Time 20 Post % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 50 % All the Time 40 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 47 % All the Time 37 Post %Not at all 10 % Sometimes 47 % All the Time 43 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 17 % Equal 47 % Leader 33 % No Answer 3 Post % Follower 10 % Equal 53 % Leader 37 % No Answer 0 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 47 % No 53 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 70 % No 30 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 50 % No 33

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Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 87 % No 13 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Confront the bully. / Defending myself. / It taught me to speak up for others who are afraid. / To have confidence and courage. / No, because I don’t get bullied. / Stand up for someone. / It tells me to tell someone about it. / Because I have courage. / That we not can fight other people. / I learn a lot. / By defending yourself without violence. / Not to confront them. / I learned how to tell an adult. / To stand up to others. / Face the bully by talking to him. / I don’t know. / How to step up. / Doing something that is right. / To do something. / By not doing something that will cause a problem. / It will help me approach to not make it hostile. / Because I get caught in school with bullying. / Standing up for yourself. / Stand up. / To stand up for others. / Finding common ground. / Talk to the bully. / Make the bully understand. / Talk and confront them. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 93 % No 7 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Yes, because I like to help others. / Yes, because bullying isn’t a polite thing to do. / I would stand up for that person. / I would let an adult know. / I would try to stand up. / Yes I would cause everybody should be treated like others wanna be treated. / And help them because they don’t have a voice. / I stopped and explain why he not be bullying. / Cause I care for them. / I would defend them. / No I would not cause I

don’t want to get in trouble. / I would get a teacher. / I would confront them. / I will talk the bully out of what he is doing. / I was gonna already. / No one should be bullied. / How to have new friends. / I will ask a teacher that the bully is doing something wrong. / Tell them to stop. / Tell the bully to stop. / Yes because I know not everybody has the cope to protect themselves. / I will make them scare away. / Defend them. / Trying to stand up. / Help them. / Trying to stop the ones that bully. / I would help the victim because I would know he feels bad. / Because I’m weak. / I would tell an adult. Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 93 % No 7 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I can do it on my own. / Doing skits. / I learned to respect my own decisions. / No because I already have respect and responsibility. / I learned to respect others. / After thinking, working on it, it helps me know my own decisions. / Yes, always follow your own decisions. / Respect and responsibility are important for live. / A lot. / Respect. / I learned how to respect someone. / I learned to be confident. / I learn many have the same fear. / No one really has peer pressure. / Leadership. / Peer pressure does not solve anything. / Not to be a follower. / Yes because. / It will take me a responsibility. / Being confident. / Respect. / I learned about responsibility. / I have my own voice. / It would be not to listen to them. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 73% Post 80% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I don’t think about color but I like the green. / No. / What I think about color is colorful. / I think about life. / I think color makes nature beautiful. / I think color is like a rainbow and more. / I think about color is nice because luxury for things like shops. / No I never thought about color. / I don’t know but I love the color red. / I think color is something we see and touch and can make new colors. / No. / No. / IDK what that is. / I thought about a color blue because it makes me think about the sky. / I don’t know because I don’t think about it. / I think color makes nature beautiful. / I think color makes nature beautiful and makes things pop out. / I think that without color, there wouldn’t be beauty. / I think that the color is important for the life. / Color is cool. / Dark blue is elegant and a relaxing color. I believe colors define stuff. / Yeah, I have thought about a color. My favorite color red. / I don’t mind. / I think that color can stand for anything and they don’t stand for anything. / I think about color that all of them are equal of white people. / What I think about color is that they make our life a little more better. / I think color is beautiful with different types of colors. / Don’t matter what color everybody is equal we’re all human. / Yes, I’ve always thought of color like the shade blue is like being sad. / I think about how other people see things. / Yes, color can make things brighter. / The first things that pops up in my mind of color is a rainbow. / I think color make the world look better. / It is creative and fun. Post: I learn that colors motivate our life. / Color describes objects. / I think that color is important and about different feelings. / Same thing color makes nature beautiful. / Color makes things brighter. / That color is beautiful, it’s amazing colors. / Color expresses color/everybody is the same except character. / Color is important. / I think is cool color. / Color can be a foundation. / That we all thought the same thing. / I learned that color is about different feelings. / That color is good. / Color is a foundation. / Favorite color and least color. / I think that color is beautiful. / The color means to express your emotions. / Nothing. / That it is creative and fun to use. / No I do not. / The color is that we were make on things. / I learned color is a foundation. / Color make cool the things. / I think of it as normal. / I don’t know about color. / Color is a way to show creativity. / I think the same about color. / Color means more than it looks.

My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 90% Post 97% Thoughts Shared: Pre: My most important hope is passing college. / Being an archeologist. / To see me succeed in something I like. / To make myself into something. / My most important hope or dream is being a professional soccer player. / Is that my most important is hope when I have a job and be constructive. / My most important hope is get good career. / My most important hope and dream is for everything in life to go well. / I don’t have. / My dream is to go with God in heaven forever and worship him for a long time. / To go to college. / No I hope to go to high school. / Get out of school. / My dream is that I can be together with my family forever. / I don’t have one. / When I grow up I want to be a singer. / My most important dream is to be a doctor. / My most important dream is graduate. / My dream is to be a doctor. / One of my hope is to be able to change at least one person’s life for the better. / A soccer player my dream. / To prove everyone wrong. / My most important dream is to finish school and have a good career. / My most important hope is that my family. / The most important dream is to finish college. / My dream and hope is to make my mom happy and to graduate for her to be happy. / I wanna be in the WNBA. / I wish to put myself out on YouTube and sing. / My most important dream is to be me in the future. / My dream is to become a graphic designer. / My goal is to finish school. / My dream is to keep my mom in good condition. / My dream is to work in the FBI. Post: My most important dream is to go to the university. / To finish college. / My most important dream is to be a singer. / My most important dream is to become an architect. / My most important dream is being a medical assistant. / To go to Northern Arizona University. / Is to graduate and to make my mom happy and most importantly is my dad since he’s dead now. / To be in the WNBA (basketball). / Is go to college. / Is to play basketball and soccer. / My dream is to be successful to help others. / To become a singer. / My most important dream is to finish college. / My most important dream is to become a surgeon. / My most important dream is finishing my career. / To be happy. / I don’t have one. / Go to college. / To spend lots of time to my family and friends. / My dream is to have my mom when I’m big. / Is to finish education and succeed in life. / To impact anybody I can. / It’s my most important is going to pass high school. / My dream is becoming a professional soccer player. / My most important hope is go to university and have a family with my girlfriend. / To be rich and famous. / To pass college. / My important hope or dream is to become someone important in this life. / My most important hope is to get accepted in bio science. / Is to become something in my life. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 90% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Responsibility, respect. / To believe in me. / A thing I learned in the workshop is to always have confidence. / I learned to never give up in my dream. / Nothing. / Never give up on your dreams. / Is to always believe in your dreams. / Is to always believe in myself. / Have responsibility and respect. / It will cause they did a lot. / Being brave can help me reach my dream. / To care about others. / The thing I learned is to have responsibility to help me get my dream. / The one thing is to stay motivated. / I learned to always believe in myself, have self-confidence. / Nothing. / I learned how to reach my dreams. / Is to get a career and to finish college. / Work hard. / To not be scared and to be confident with yourself. / How to expose my character and now people see me. / Is respect of the people around you. / I learned confidence. / Never give up. / Never give up. / To help others. / One thing I learned in the workshop is to have more self-confidence. / One thing I learned in workshop is courage. / One thing is never giving up on what I want to do.

What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself that you did not know before? Post 90% discovered something new about themselves in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Yes, that the workshop are important. / That I have fears. / I learned that I had great qualities. / That I am worth so much and that I am capable of more than I think I was. / Nothing. / I have the same fear as others. / That it was going to be amazing, but before I didn’t know what it was. / Love yourself no matter what. / That I have the same fears and dreams like other people. / To stand up and speech. / I learned that I’m creative. / To love myself. / I learned that I’m not perfect. / The new thing I learned was not to be afraid. / I learned that many people have the same fear and I’m not alone. / Nothing. / I learned how to be myself. / What I did not know before is my dreams and fear. / To tell myself I love me and trust myself. / That I’m not that different than anyone else. / I learn new is about working hard. / I learned that I’m creative! / I have the same fear as others. / Anything is possible if you work for it. / Is to do better stuff. / Something I didn’t know about myself is that I can do anything I want. / A new fear. / That our teacher Lenna was almost stabbed by someone. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 97% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: I learn that the workshop is very important for the friendship. / They have some fears like mine. / I learned that we had a couple of similarities. / That they have the same fears and a lot similarities. / That some people are afraid of heights. / They support me in my decisions. / That friends support you and care for you. / That they have the same fears and that they care. / That they are important for life. / That they stand up to. / Everyone has common fears. / To trust them and care. / I learned that my best friend has the same dream as me. / I learned we might share the same interest. / I learned that they all have hopes and fears. / Have the same fear. / I learned that my friend is afraid of dark. / What I learn in the workshop is to tell someone about your feeling so someone can help you. / Respect them. / That everyone will mostly have the same fear. / We aren’t that different. / We learn about our dreams in real life. / I learned we have the same fear. / They support me. / They are not alone. / A lot of things to respect others. / Something I learn from my classmate is that many people have the same fear. / Their fears. / Some of them had the same dream.

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Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 31 young lives from Sullivan Elementary experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on January 17-20th, 2017 #7 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-14. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Express yourself, communicate with each other. How you connect with others good intentions. Handle the situation better. Helps you to be a better person. / Learning new things about others. Communicate better with others. It can change the bully’s thoughts. You make friends. / Who people are. We get to communicate better. Know the person before you judge them. You can share thoughts. / Do not judge people. Meet new people. There would be no bullying. If you don’t judge people won’t judge you. / Talking to others. It helps you to communicate better. Ask for help. Helps you make good friends. Reflective Take Away Assignment: We learned that we can believe in yourself. Be more confident. To trust your decisions. To help you achieve your goals. / To be confident with ourselves/ self-confident. It applies in school because it makes you feel better about yourself. You would be confident with your decisions. You would be successful. / Makes you feel great about yourself. You won’t be let down easy. You won’t let nothing take your dream away. It can boost your confidence to be a better person. / Self-confidence, motivation. In order to get work done. Makes you believe in yourself. Motivated to accomplish dreams. / Self-confidence, motivation. Helps communication with others. Communication with the bully. You have a better understanding of your community. Creative Story Telling: Teamwork, good citizenship. You work better in a group. Standing up for someone. Treat others the way you want to be treated. / Getting over your fears. It helps you express yourself. Confident. You could express how you feel to the bully. You could communicate with people better. / In these stories we learned we can be a citizen. You’ll be shown and treated in a different way. You’ll learn of mistakes. You’ll learn that not all people will like you but you can ignore the negativity. / Teamwork. Things can get done quicker. You can defend the victim. You can make new friends. / Respect and attention. Giving respect to your classmates. Treat them equally. Helps you to be a better version of yourself.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: Spectacular. / Good, weird. / Great. / Eh, no difference was felt. / I feel strong and good. / Beautiful. / Awkward. / Awkward and weird. / Gorgeous and amazing. / I feel weird. / Great. / The same. / Great. / It makes me feel good and happy. / It makes me feel normal and good. / It makes me feel special about myself. / It feels the same. / It made me feel good. / Good. / Cool, nice. / Good and weird. / Good and weird. / Weird, awkward. Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a hero? Myself. Because I learn my mistakes and move on. I’m funny, outgoing. / My mom. My mom is my hero because she helps me and my brothers. My mom is a strong person. / My dad because he is always there for me. (He built my room.) / My mom and dad because they take care about me every time. / My mom is my hero because she takes care of me and my brothers. / My mom. She will give up everything for me. / My parents. They’re important because they provide everything for me and they’re respectful and responsible. / I think a hero should have respect, responsibility, friendship, and citizenship. / My mom. She does or tries to do everything for me. They are strong. / My mom. She is important because she raised me by herself. / My mom is important to me because she taught me to respect people. Responsibility, trustworthiness. / My mom. She is caring and hard working. Responsibility, trustworthiness. / Because they always help me. They are kind. / Because they do the best for me and they are my family. They are kind. / My mother because she has always been there for me. Caring, fairness. / They inspire people. Bravery, hardworking, strong willed, confident, and creative. / Father. He is a completion. / Parents. They are there for me. / My mom and dad. They are important because they feed and care for us. / Friends come and go she stays. / My father and my mother and brother that fought through struggle and how to be strong. They are my family and they are forever in my heart. / My friends. They help and support me, like friends are supposed to. / Mi Ama. She always gave all her children everything they needed even as a single mother. / My mom. I think my mom is important because she’s the one who encourages me to become a better me to give effort so that I can accomplish things. / My mom. She never loses hope. Responsibility and determination. / They provide food on the table every day and they encourage me to go on. They are kind and don’t think about themselves. / My mom. She‘s always there for me. Responsibility and honesty.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Trust the people who surround you. You can work as a team to get things done. You can have people to help you. You can trust your partners. / I learned that the people we hang out with affects us. We can hang with positive and ignore the negative. We will let this person be and we’ll ignore him. We will open up to the people that make a change in our lives. / Communication, teamwork, trust, support. You might get more trusting friends. Friends could help you out. When you are working and your peers can help. / Selfconfidence, motivation. To believe in yourself. You can understand yourself more. To never give up. / Helped us communicate with each other. Helps us work as a team. Help work and understand them. Helps you avoid possible threats. Seeing Beyond: Use your imagination more colorfully. Writing, reading, and science. These subjects require you to envision certain details. Be more expressive and be able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. / Imagination, creativity. You can ask a question in any subject. Helps you to be more creative in the things you do. / Imagination, honesty, trust. Writing, math, reading. You need imagination to know what you’re going to write about. So people you meet can know to trust you. / Trust your intuition. In art we need to use our minds-eye to see what’s the next step. Being successful. Being someone. / Using imagination. Helps in reading by creating better imagination. Imagining your future who you will become. Reflective Take Away Assignment: It can save your life in difficult situations. It can help you on tests. It helps you believe in yourself. / Always listen to yourself. Believe in yourself. It helps with tests. It can save your life. / Always listen to your intuition. Helps during a test. Save your life. / To believe in yourself. You can use it on tests. It can save you from bad choices. / Always listen to your intuition. Believe in yourself. When you do tests you follow your intuition to pick an answer. Whenever you see someone struggling with something you follow your intuition and help that person.

We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your intuition: An old lady was struggling to get something up on a higher shelf at the store and I did not help her. To always help everyone in need. / Speaking up to my dad. You learn by others have a voice. / I followed my intuition by being more responsible for my actions. I learned to cooperate more and I can become better. / When I had to do my homework. I learned that if I did my homework I wouldn’t hurt me it would actually help me out. / When I had second thoughts of joining zero hour, but I joined anyway. Not to be afraid. / I wanted a PS4 and I worked hard for it. We can do anything if we try hard. / I listened to my inner voice when I was going to act sick to miss a test but I went to school. Think before you act. / It went fine. I could do better next time. / I had a bad feeling that I was going to get in trouble for fighting so I followed it and I didn’t fight. By making better decisions. / I followed my intuition when my parents were talking and I was listening to them. What I can learn from this situation is listening is good no matter who you’re talking to. / I wanted a phone and I worked for it. What I learned is that I can do anything if I really try. / When I went to the park without my mom knowing and I got in trouble. To ask your mom. / I followed my intuition by trusting my gut and buying duct tape which I ended up using a few days later. Always trust my gut. / One time my mom told me to not treat my big brother like he treats me so I followed my inner voice. To not be like other people. / I use my intuition all the time it can lead me to either the right or wrong. Well I either learn from a mistake or lead towards the right. / It went very good. You have to sometimes listen to your intuition or your inner voice to be a success. / My sister was struggling to get an object from the highest shelf in my room so I asked her if she needed help. I learned that I can help others. / My intuition for myself is to be responsible. I learned from this situation that you can become better. / I didn’t listen to the teachers instructions and didn’t know how to do the work. To pay attention to the teacher. / When I was taking a test and I didn’t listen to myself and I chose my answer and I got those answers wrong. To believe in myself. / I once followed my intuition to change the radio station because I felt that my favorite singer was singing in that situation, so I changed the station and there it was, he was singing his newest song. I learned that you need to believe in yourself. / There was a dog in an alley and I went anyway and it started chasing me. It was scary!!! First think of the problems ahead if you do that action, second do what you believe is right. / A time when I had to choose what flavor of ice cream. I had to choose chocolate or strawberry. I learned that my inner voice was right to choose the strawberry. / The time I trusted my gut was when my family went to a parade and me and my brother got lost and I told him a direction and we found our parents. I learned that I need to trust myself more. / One time when a girl called me out but I didn’t listen because I had never seen that girl in my life so why let it phase me. I learned that not all actions need a reaction. / One time I followed my intuition was when my brother got lost. I didn’t know where we could find them, but I remembered he wanted to do to a park, we went to the closest park to home…and there he was. Intuition is a really helpful tool and you decide when to follow it. / When I was going to say mean stuff to a girl because she got me mad but then I realized that the only thing that will happen is that I will go to the office. Always listen to your intuition because if not something will make you regret not listening. Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Creativity, get to know each other, share your dreams. More open to each other. Brainstorming. Relate to them. Goals would be set, clear understanding, stay focused. / That other people may have the same fear as you do. You will know that you are not alone. That the bully may have a fear you have and you can help them out. Others have the same fear you have which means you are not alone. / People might have the same fear as us. Get to know each other better. The bully can have the same fears as us. People can encourage you to follow your dreams. / You get to share your dreams. Get to know each other and you’re more open to others. It can help you relate to them. You can visualize yourself accomplishing yourself. / Get to know each other. Share your dreams, not alone. More open to others. Brainstorming. Plan of action. Visual. Relate to others. Clear understanding, symbols rather than words. Stay focused, speak up for yourself.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary %Male 58

%Female 42

Date: January 17-20, 2017

Ages 13-14

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 87 %NO 13 %Other 0 Post %YES 84 %NO 13 %Other 3 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 13 % Sometimes 79 % All the Time 9 Post % Not at all 9 % Sometimes 82 % All the Time 9 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 61 % All the Time 39 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 48 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 3 % Sometimes 65 % All the Time 32 Post % Not at all 3 % Sometimes 55 % All the Time 42 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 3 % Equal 55 % Leader 42 Post % Follower 0 % Equal 52 % Leader 48 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 35 % No 65 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 42 % No 55 % No Answer 3 Did you do anything? % Yes 13 % No 64

% No Answer 23

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 87 % No 13 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Stop. / To stand up for someone. / It feels the same. / Believing in myself. / Standing up. / Treat them like they treat you. / Be more open to others. / Know how to handle it and react to it. / I can help out when they are getting bullied. / There are many ways you can deal with bullying like talking with them or being able to relate to them. / Help your peers. / I chose no because it won’t stop them. / Stand up for yourself. / To never give up. / You can change their mind. / Others will back me up. / Be the bigger person. / Always help others. / You can change their minds. / Treat others how you want to be treated. / Yes just ignore them. / To stand up for what you believe in. / I am less shy. / It would help me and others. / My skills I learned from this workshop. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 87 % No 13 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Stand up, and make the bully see what they’re doing wrong. / I would defend them. / I would help. / I will help them. / Because it’s not fair for the person getting bullied. / I would help because I would want to be helped. / I wouldn’t want that person getting hurt. / I would tell them to stop. / Everyone needs a little bit of help. / I would tell the bully to leave him or her alone and tell an adult. / Because it is the right thing to do. / Ask why they are doing that. / Because you can help each other out. / I would help someone who needs it. / Yes because then

you can communicate or ask the person there bullying. / Yes help out. / I’ll look for help and help them. / Tell an adult. / Yes I’ve done it before. / I would tell him to get to know the person. / People should not be bullied. / Because it isn’t right. / Talk, don’t let other people be bullied. / Because I wouldn’t want to be the one being bullied. Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 87 % No 13 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Because we can be better. / You have to believe in yourself. / Will I get confused? / Sometimes I can’t control it. / Trust your gut. / Trust your intuition. / To listen to your gut. / Do your own thing. / By sharing in front of others. / I am not alone. / To be comfortable and believe in yourself. / Sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone. / Follow your intuition. / Because then I can make my own decisions. / Just a little. / To trust myself. / I’ve been doing my own decisions. Nobody tells me what to do. / Always listen to your intuition. / Follow your intuition. / Just follow your gut. / Follow your inner voice. / Believe in yourself. / Always listen to your intuition. / Benn doing. / Trust your gut. / I learned to trust my intuition. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 84% Post 90% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Blue is nice. / Every color has a meaning and a reason to express and share to the world beauty beyond compare. / Turquoise. / Color is everything. / It’s cool. / Color is everything. / Color shouldn’t be a problem anymore. / It expresses you. / You can express your emotions and other things. / Crayons. / Happiness. / It’s a way to express yourself. / Equal. / Color ruins my drawings. / I think color can express what you feel. / I think color is used for a lot of things. / Red. / You can express yourself with colors. / It shows emotions. / I think color is anything you want it to be. / What I think about color is that color is a meaning of how you feel or think. / No I have not a thought about other colored. / I think color is what makes everything. / Yes I think color is important it expressed my emotion in a way for example red for mad. / I think it is a way to express your emotions. Post: Color can express emotions. How you feel. / I don’t like brown. / Color is everything in the world. / It shows emotion. / Color expresses. / Color represents all of us. / A way to express emotions. / There are people that have some feelings as you. / Color is amazing. / Rainbow. / Red. / It expresses feelings. / It can connect people. / Color can be used to express one’s self. / I learned color makes everything. / I think color is anything you want it to be. / Color is amazing. / It’s a way you can be creative and show emotions. / You can express yourself. / I think color gives you hope. / A way to express yourself. / Color is a way of expression. / I learned that without color life would be boring. / Color can show stuff. / Color still shouldn’t be an issue because it’s a very old problem. / That color can help communicate with each other and help you think better. / I still think it’s just a way to show something about yourself. / I learned that you can use color to draw out your dreams and hopes. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 90% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Is to be successful. / To achieve my goals. / To graduate college. / My dream is for me to be aa police officer. / My dream/hope is to become a better person and to finish college. / Most important dream is to travel the world. / Travel around the world taking pictures. / To become a lawyer. / Basketball. / To graduate college, have a career and succeed. / Travel around the world and become a lawyer. / To be a manga artist. / I hope I can become very successful. / To make music. / My most important dream is to go to college. / To graduate. / My dream is to do something with computer engineering. / Going to college. / College, having a successful job. /To graduate. / To be successful in life. / Go to metro team. /To succeed. / Become a good person and have a family. / Help my family. /

To become an animator or artist. / My dream is to be successful in life. / My most important hope or dream is to graduate high school. Post: Going to ASU and graduating from ASU. / My best hope or dream is to meet people that understand. / Is to graduate from eighth grade with good grades. / Becoming a famous fashion designer and going to college and graduating with a scholarship. / To become a successful person. / To succeed in school. / Travel around the world. / Become a police officer. / Going to college and art. / My dream is to be successful in life. Have a good job. / To become successful. / To graduate college and be successful. / Become a photographer. / Become a lawyer. / To break away from reality. / To design cars. / To be successful. / To get a job. / Basketball. / To go to college. / My hopes dreams are to become successful in life. / Graduate. / Be a police. / To have my own business and meet my favorite singer. / Having my own family. / To become an environmental lawyer. / Becoming a manga artist. / To finish school and have a good job. / College. / Is to travel the world and live without stressing a lot. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 74% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: To keep an open mind and work hard. / Treat others the way you want to be treated. / I learned to believe in my art. / It helps to express yourself. / Speak up for yourself and work hard. / That my favorite thing could come with something I don’t like. / To draw is better than writing emotions. / Believe in yourself. / Believe in myself. / Anything is possible. / Responsibility. / To visualize my dream. / Talk about it. / I learned to work hard. / I have to be creative. / I can do anything I dream. / Yes. / You can express color as emotion. / Believe in myself. / To never give up. / It helps me be more optimistic. / A way to have ideas. / Know that other people have the same dreams as I do. / I can succeed in life. / Try my best. / The textures of paint is the same as the textures in beginning a dress. / Is to follow my dreams and never give up. / It showed my expression. / Coloring or drawing out can help you visualize yourself accomplishing your dream. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 71% discovered something in the workshop to improve their Character Count Thoughts Shared: Yes, I learned that it helps you understand more. / Using lots of color. / It feels the same. / It gives you more hope. / Yes. / That I know I can smile no matter how hard things are. / My true dreams and goals. / I learned respect. / Art is awesome. / Follow your intuition. / Kind of. / Art can describe you. / That I am able to speak in front of others. / I learned that I am capable of doing whatever I dream. / I have a lot to express. / I am more talented than I thought. / I draw good and paint good. / Yes I learned that I can fix it. / That I need to draw more. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 84% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: I learned other people’s dreams. / That we have some similarities. / Same fears as me. / They all have similar fears. / That we are not done. / I learned that people have the same fear or dream as me. / I learned that they all have dreams. / That some have the same fears. / They are weird. / We all have some of the same fear. / I learned we all have something in common. / They don’t trust no one. / Some have the same fear. / They have the same fear. / One of their fears. / That they have the same fear as me. / Nothing I want to know. / They have the same fear as I do. / I ain’t the only one with dreams and fears. / Afraid of death. / Yes we have the same fears. / They have the same goals as I do. / I learned that you should do more teamwork. / I have the same fear. / Many people want to travel around the world. / Lego is afraid of Chucky Cheese. / Some do not have the same dreams. / That he is afraid of heights like me. / That they are different from me and others. / That we have the same fear.

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 25 young lives from Sullivan Elementary experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on January 17-20th, 2017 #8 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 12-13. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : You are not alone. Because you are not alone and you could have someone to talk to. Standing up for each other. If something bad happened to you, you could talk to someone about it. / Not to be afraid to express yourself. Being able to express how different or similar you are to people. If a student was to be bullied and was expressing himself, you can relate to him and stand against the bully together. You are not alone. / Encouragement, hopeful, helpful, teamwork. You can dream. You can also inspire. We can all get together. Education can get you somewhere in life. / You realize you are not alone. When you’re having trouble there will always be someone to help. The person that is being bullied can know he or she are not alone and there is other people that can help stop it. It can help you in life by getting a job and knowing that there are people out there that support you. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Teamwork. / Love, family members. Work harder and more of yourself will be seen different. Know feelings. Confidence when you get a job or love life. / Teamwork. Your scholars will see you different. By sticking up for yourself. You can learn by others people’s mistakes. Creative Story Telling: Not to be afraid in front of people. Will help you in life because one day you have to say a speech you want to be able to say the speech. / To visualize and actually know how it is rather than saying it. When you have a family and grow up and you won’t be seen as an ignorant. / Responsibility. Homework. To help them with homework. Return papers and not forget your wallet. / To get over your fear. Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: Weird. / I like myself. / It makes me feel good. / Good. / It makes me feel confident but weird. / Good, amazing, wonderful. / Good. It makes me feel good. / Good, amazing, wonderful. / I love myself. It makes me feel happy. / I love myself. Happy. / It made me feel the same. / It made me feel better about myself.

Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a hero? My mother is my hero. My mother is my hero because she encourages me and tells me to do my best. / My parents are important to me because she took care of me when I was born until now. / Mom she helps me. / My mom is important to me because she is helpful, kind, and she loves me. / My mom because she has been there for me. / Parents are important because she has been there for me when I needed her. / I think my mom (hero) is important because she has been there since the day I was born. / Jazive. Because last time I was choking on a taco and she took it out…to be continued. / My mom and dad. They are always there for me and have time for me. / My mom. My mom because she loves me. / My mom they are always there for me. / You Tube, Facebook./ Mom and Captain America. My mom is important because my mom is always helping me and there for me. / She is important because she’s been there for me when I needed her.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Teamwork. Teamwork is important in school because you can trust someone. It would help dealing with bullies because we can stand up together. It applies in life because you might be in a sports club and you’re dream has come up for a plan to win. / Teamwork, helpful, communication. You can make many more friends. By cooperating. You can apply in life by talking to others. / Teamwork. Know how to communicate and work together. Work together to understand team effort. Having each other’s back in struggles. In shape, friendship, and problems. / Teamwork. For you can feel comfortable in school. We would help by teamwork by standing up. For you can know you have a hero in school. Seeing Beyond: You could use it as a skill like if you are an artist. To write an essay/writing. You can practice how to use your services. / Using your imagination. Writing because you need your imagination. In science you have to make a hypothesis. You can’t see everything. / Use your hands and third eye. Math because you used your multiplication in your head. Your multiplication. / Third eye. Reading because you can use your imagination to understand the book. We use it in life because you can use it when you apply for a job. We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your intuition: When I wanted to go to a party but I couldn’t go so I stayed home. / Telling someone not to do something that kind of sounds negative but was actually a positive. Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Citizenship. That most kids have the same fears as you. To stand up for yourself. You might become friends with people that have the same fear as you. / Get to know each other better. Express your hopes and dreams. You would know their situation. Getting to achieve your goal in life. / You’re not alone. You could be heard. People have the same fears or dreams as you. Teachers do something about it and can hear us. When you get a job you can work on your dreams. / We all have fears, we are not alone. Have a better communication. You know you need to go to school to achieve. Giving us confidence against bullying. Knowing the bully also has fears. You know what you want and what obstacles you have against what you want you can achieve it.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary %Male 40

%Female 60

Date: January 17-20, 2017

Ages 12-13

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 80 %NO 20 %Other 0 Post %YES 82 %NO 18 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 48 % Sometimes 40 % All the Time 12 Post % Not at all 14 % Sometimes 64 % All the Time 22 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 68 % All the Time 28 Post % Not at all 9 % Sometimes 27 % All the Time 64 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 40 Post % Not at all 5 % Sometimes 68 % All the Time 27 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 8 % Equal 60 % Leader 32 Post % Follower 9 % Equal 68 % Leader 23 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 48 % No 48 % No Answer 4 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 64 % No 36 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 44 % No 56

% No Answer 0

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 82 % No 18 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Not all the same. / I don’t get bullied. / Stand up for yourself. / Because you can stand up for yourself. / I learned that you have to stand up for yourself. / You can always talk to someone. / Yes because we talked about how to express feelings and hopes. / The person that is being bullied can be heard. / Because people told us about bullying that it is bad. / Yes by standing up for yourself. / By helping them, they helping me. / You have to tell an adult. / To stand up for yourself. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 77 % No 23 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Because that’s not nice. / If someone gets bullied tell someone. / I would be able to do something. / Because I was bullied and I don’t want them to get hurt. / I will defend the victim. / I would tell an adult. / Yes because everybody is equal. / Different people. / I don’t know them. / We need to look out for each other. / They need my help. / Because they are not alone. / I also learned that when you see someone being bullied to tell an adult. / You need to help others.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 73 % No 27 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Peer pressure can pull you down. / To travel around the world. / You are surrounded by people you can talk to. / We have more in common. / Because everybody is different. / By making your own decisions. / Because it is my decision I don’t want to change. / I don’t relate to that. / Yes because you should make your own decision not anyone else’s. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 72% Post 84% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Yes and it is beautiful. / Yes I think about how many colors are there in the world. / Yes because you can see them. / When I see a new color I ask myself how did they create that color. / Never thought of color before. / It can describe your mood. / It is what gives the world life. / Pink. / I think that color is beautiful. / My color looks nice. / Blue and white. / Color is something nice, color is a color that represents a color. / Blue white. / Color is a good color. / I think that color is beautiful. / Blue and white. / Blue and white. / Color makes me feel colorful. Post: That color can express many things and people. / I think color is a good thing because you feel something. / Color is important because animals can know their species. / It will help you communicate. / It’s a color of new things. / It’s the same. / I think color for me worked a little bit. / That they are all colorful. / Color can express you. / I think color is what makes the world beautiful to see. / Something nice. / It can express your feelings. / A color is nice. / Color could be used to make stuff. / I think color expresses what you feel. / I think color makes you feel good. / Colors can help you express yourself. / It could express your feelings. / Color is something that everyone has in their heart. / Colors something that everyone has in their hearts. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 100% Post 91% Thoughts Shared: Pre: My important dream is to have a nice tiger in my house. / To see my brothers to grow up and be successful when they grow up. / I want to be a chef. / My most important dream is to complete school. / Join the army. / Most important dream is that never lose anything. / To go to college and get a career. / To be able to go to college. / To go to college. / I want to be a doctor. / To succeed. / Go to college. / To be a basketball dream. / My most important hope is helping everyone. / My most important hope is my family. / To get high in the sky. / The most important hope and dream I have is to succeed in life and help others. / My dream is becoming a God of Hyper Death. / My hope is to go to college and succeed in life. / I hope I become a doctor and I have lots of money and a mansion. / My dream is to go to college and have a stable home. / I want to be a zoo keeper because I want to help the animals and the environment. Post: Finish education. / My most important dream is to finish my education. / Be a basketball player. / To be a success in life. / Is to have a tiger. / Is going to college. / My most important dream is helping pets. / To be in the Army. / Becoming a God of Hyper Death. / To go to college and become a professional soccer player. / Is going to college. / To have my family with me all the time. / My most important future dream is to be a lawyer. / My dream is to become a professional soccer player. / Is to get into college. / My dream is being with Jazine 24/7. / To go to college and travel around the world with my friends. / I hope my life becomes successful. / Getting a dog or cat. / Hope. / I dream to be a zoo keeper because I want to help the animals.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 91% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: A workshop can help you get a job and your dream. / By teamwork. / One thing I learned that art can help you achieve. / It helps because it helps us. / Use success with you. / To work together. / It helped me take out stuff that embarrasses me. / Expressing my feelings. / Ignore others and keep going forward. / Art tells what I want to be. / Don’t be afraid to show your talents. / Go to school and be confident. / To stop bullying. / What will reach my dream is by helping others. / Don’t give up. / To respect and be fair. / To not be afraid to express myself. / Color can inspire people’s feelings and can help in your future. / To inspire and express yourself. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 82% discovered something in the workshop to improve their Character Count Thoughts Shared: Speaking is important. / I learned not to be afraid to express yourself. / You can do teamwork while doing art. / Art could be anything by crafting, painting, and sculpting. / To help everybody. / Because I know myself. / Does help you. / I don’t know how to paint but if I keep practicing I will get better. / I learned that art expresses many feelings. / I learned that getting alone is a good thing. / That I don’t have a fear and that I don’t have the same fear. / Yes, because I didn’t know who I am in the inside. / Yes, that art can express me and my personality. / Color can inspire people’s feelings and can help in your future. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 82% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: That everyone has something in their life. / That people have very strong feelings for one another. / That they care about stuff. / That you don’t have a fear that no one else has. / I learned that Gabby is going to be a professional soccer player. / They are great people. / I learned that Javier could express his feelings. / You should work together. / That you can help your classmate how to read and write. / That we all have dreams we want. / I learned that one of my friends is an artist. / They are mostly the same as me. / Yes that Valeria likes spicy stuff. / That we have the same fear. / To help them what they need. / You have to be with others to help. / That some people have the same fears as me. / That some of us have the same fears. / They have the same feelings. / That everyone can have something you didn’t know about them. / They have similar fears as me.

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Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 32 young lives from Sullivan Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on January 31- February 3rd, 2017 # 9 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:  Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams  Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication  Bridge Understanding  Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment  Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose. The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 11-12. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Sharing, kindness, respect. Listening to teachers. Don’t be mean people. Stay strong, believe in yourself. / Teamwork is important. Working together. Speak up. Get to know people. / Respect and responsibility. Don’t talk when others are talking. Step up to the problem. Be friendly. / Peer pressure. Talking in front or crowds or classmates. Talk it out with them instead of violence. To confront people. / Respect and trustworthy, confident, sharing. Communicating. Share what you feel. The golden rule, respecting nature. Creative story telling: Respectful, trustworthy, responsibility, caring, fairness, citizenship. Use six character traits. Show respect to others. Using the six character traits. / Character. Demonstrating. Help out classmates. Show citizenship. Create a good job. Set a good example for younger siblings. / Character. Demonstrate respect. Use your six character pillars to help others out. Help them stand up to the bully. Get a good job. Showing younger kids. Setting examples. / Use six character traits to show respect in school. Show respect. Get a good job. Be a good role model. / Respectful. Help out classmates. Listen to teacher. Show citizenship. Show respect. Showing a good role model. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Respect. If you get bullied don’t care. Self- confidence. It can teach you to respect each other. / Self -love. Show each other to love themselves. If you love yourself, you’d know to do the right thing. Confidence. / Respect others to influence others. Respect others, self-love, network. Self-confidence. You can accomplish more. / Responsibility, self-confidence, wisdom, learning from mistakes .Respect elders, mentors, even each other. Respect your choice. Self-confident in the real world. / Self-confidence, treat everyone equally. Make friends, learn from others, and you won’t get bullied. Trust your gut. Agree with your opinion. Confident when applying to a job and co-worker will respect you.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: Write in a couple of words, how does it make you feel? Good about myself. Gives me confidence. / Confident. / Cool. Amazing. Happy. / Happy. / Good, happy, entertained. / Good and happy. / Makes me feel good. / Great awesome. / It makes me feel better about myself. / Makes me happy and confident in myself. / It makes me feel better about myself. / It makes me feel better than better and happy. / Makes me feel better than myself. / Amazing. I’m different from others and I’m happy just the way I am. / It makes me feel good because all everyone is the same. / I like myself just the way I am. / It gave me selfconfidence and self-esteem. / Better. / Glad, grateful, proud. / It made me feel good to like myself just the way I am. / Happy. / Happy. / Awesome, smart, classy. / It makes me f count on myself. I pick myself back up. Feel amazing and to not change. / It makes me feel good because I am different from others. / Makes me feel happy. Because I’m different from others. Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a Hero? My mom because she is always there when I need her. / I’m important because I want a good life in the future. My characteristics is to have white hair and my qualities would be to have Ice dresses. Knowledgeable, awesome, intelligent. / My sister. She goes to college, she helps me when I need it especially if it’s important to me. Citizenship. / My dad would never forget to check on my homework. Also would push me to try harder on a question. My dad helps me in hard problems and if I need a life lesson. Trustworthiness, caring, respect, citizenship. / My mom because she always takes care of me. Gave birth to me and four of my sisters. And she is a nice person. / My dog is was very sweet. She always put a smile on my face. When I got up, I would run outside and hug her. Because I grew up with her and we became BFF until January 14, 2016 she left me. Trustworthy, responsibility, responsible to protect home. / My mom is loving, hardworking, and caring. They brought me to the world. Caring and loving. / Advise and encourage people. / Patrick Peterson is a football player. He is an actor and he is a very good football player. They are important because they inspire me. / Peggy. She’s calm and she makes me feel comfortable when I’m alone or scared. (plus she likes to run and play). Love, citizenship, honesty, and support. / Black Jesus. I don’t know why everyone else is important. / I think my mom is important because she is always here and there for me. I look for courage in her because she is a great person but doesn’t realize it. / Mom. / They are important because she gave birth to me. My mommy. / She is important to me because she is always there for me. She helps others and makes me feel kinda better. / Mom because she has helped at all times, hard times and good times. / Yes and no because people tell me or people bully us. My dad because he get me everything. Intelligence. / I think my mom is important because she is the woman who gave me life. She is my hero because she never gives up in life, she inspires me. She raised eight kids on her own. To be with me forever. / My mom is my hero. She gave me life. She always gives other people confidence, and esteem. She is also a very king woman. She’s the person that gave me life. They make people feel better. They give self-esteem. / Jesus. He makes everything happen .He has a large beard and makes everything happen. / They are important because he saves my life. What I look for is passion. / Relberto Cimata. Because he made me believe in how sports can changed and how they changes things in history. He changed the history for all kinds of people so they can play. / Me I am my own hero. Because I always help myself if someone puts me down. I know I can count on myself. I pick myself back up. For respect, for trust, for responsibility, for citizenship. / My mom is my hero because she’s always there for me. She always puts a smile in my face and she is strong and she never lets anything put her down. They are strong and are there for me. Trustworthy, cares about people around them. / Mom, she takes care of me and helps me out. My mom hasn’t given up on me and she has helped me with my education and has feed me since I was born. She gives me confidence. / Lindsey Way. She is my hero because she is talented and I love her. (She plays bass guitar and has a daughter). Tim Burton, he inspires me. Tim Burton is an artist and film maker, a writer, and animator. He turns his art work into movies. He is my hero because he inspires me to become a famous artist and film maker. They are important because they inspire me. Kind, wired. Through the Hoops: Teamwork , trustworthiness. Meet others as a team. Truthful with your teacher. Team up and change the bully, trust others not to bully. Work as a team at your job and trust your co-workers. / Teamwork, trust, learn from peer. Teamwork, communicating, and multi-tasking. Teamwork and communicating, trust to stand up for yourself. Trust, communication, teamwork for your future job. / There are many obstacles in life. When there is work you neglect. You can stand up to this obstacle. You could already be prepared for life. / Trust. Trust classmates and others. Trust others when you need help. Trust people for help. / Teamwork. Have fun but do work. Using teamwork to step up to the bully. Trust. Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: To be respectful and have hope. To not have fears. To be more caring. To be more thoughtful and have dreams. / We all have fears. Talk to friends about dreams. Talk about fears. Work through fears. / We have same fears. Goals are important. Talk it out. Work for goals. / I have dreams. To be more hopeful. To speak up more. To dream big. / Dreams are good. Work on dreaming. Talk about fears. Live for dreams.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Greater bonds. The teachers would respect you more. Good jobs promoted. / Greater bonds. You will have greater bonds with classmates. You will get a good job. / Reflection, responsibility. Promoted easier, reliable. Know what to do when you have a problem or responsibility. / Greater bonds could help you when you’re in trouble. Meeting people to hang out with and not sit alone at lunch. Responsibility because it will get us a good job in the future. / Responsibility, trustworthiness. Respect, caring. Responsible, trustworthy.

Seeing Beyond: Creativity and imagination. Reading, writing, science, and grammar. Think up phrases and words and pictures. Take different paths and in resumes. / Imagination and our senses. Reading, writing, calculating our minds to learn and teach our children and grandchildren. Our senses to clean and tidy our house. / Our mind’s eye could talk. Use our imagination on tests. It helps us in life because it helps our imagination. / Imagination and creativity. Reading, when reading we create an image. Use creativity to make a path for your career. / Use your imagination. Creativity because you can use your mind. Choosing from different routes. Reflective Take-Away Questions: We all can remember a time when we did not listen to our intuition or Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your intuition? What can you learn from this situation: My trustworthiness was when I took care of my meals. / A time I cared for someone is when my little brother was born I would always wash my hands so he didn’t get sick. Afterwards my hands would be really dry. This made me feel good because I knew my brother wouldn’t get sick. / When I got to hold my birth sister and that’s when mom thought I was trustworthy when my friend got hurt I was first one to help her. / When I was trustworthy I took care of my sister and brother. / A dark skinned man that couldn’t walk fell out of his wheelchair and couldn’t get back up so I helped him it felt good. / My Tia was in the hospital and she told me if I can take care of her baby. / I was caring because when my aunt asked me to babysit I took care of her kids and fed them. / My mom said to take care of my sisters. I was caring about them when she was gone. / You can make new friends and it was awesome for doing that. Because I saw a homeless guy and gave him twenty dollars. / A time I was trustworthy was when one of my friends told me a secret. / One day a little girl fell off the swings and I took her to the nurse to get assistance. / Yesterday by talking to my little brother and I felt great. / Last person I was trustworthy or caring was my best friend Simon when he was bullied. It happened last year in March. / The last time I was trustworthy or caring when it was me and my friend named Tayler when I didn’t understand something she helped me until I understood. / A time I was trustworthy is when a friend dropped all her things and I helped her. It was a great feeling. / My mother was very sick and I took care of her and it made me feel great because she takes care of me when I’m sick so it was my turn to take care of her. / On Wednesday, February first, I was entering Family Dollar and a lady was walking out and she needed help with the big bag of dog food so I opened the door for her and she said gracias.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary School %Male 50

%Female 50

Date: January 31-February 3, 2017

Ages 11-12

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 81 %NO 19 %Other 0 Post %YES 75 %NO 25 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 6 % Sometimes 78 % All the Time 16 Post % Not at all 7 % Sometimes 70 % All the Time 23 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 38 Post % Not at all 7 % Sometimes 60 % All the Time 33 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 16 % Sometimes 56 % All the Time 28 Post % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 47 % All the Time 43 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 10 % Equal 59 % Leader 31 Post % Follower 3 % Equal 50 % Leader 47 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 59 % No 38 % No Answer 3 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 69 % No 28 % No Answer 3 Did you do anything? % Yes 56 % No 31

% No Answer 13

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 97 % No 3 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: It helps us to be able to resist. / I learned that no one is different from each other. / Because we can all get along now. / To stand up for others. / Tell someone to help. / Speak up. / When caring and responsible. / Because now I can step up to the bully. / Yes, because I learned how to have trustworthiness. / Have courage and stand up. / To stand up and have courage. / Because bullying happens to everyone. / This workshop has helped me see that I should speak up when dealing with a bully. / Because bullying is not a joke. / To speak up. / When caring and taking responsibility. / Stand up for others. / When someone is bullying go tell a teacher for help. / To have courage. / Stand up for someone. / To stand up to bullying. / I learned that not everyone is the same. / I can trust people with telling them about the situation. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 97 % No 3 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I’d try to stop it instead of being a bystander. / Yes, I would stand up for them. / If someone was being bullied I would stand up. / It’s the right thing to do. / Stand up. / I would jump in and scare the bully away. / Tell the teacher. / Because people or kids shouldn’t be left out. / I would first check out the problem tell and adult for help. / I would tell the person to stop. / If I saw someone being bullied and did nothing I would feel bad. / I

would tell them to stop if they can’t I will tell the teacher. / I would try helping them by telling an adult. / I would not be a bystander. / Because that’s mean. / Tell the bully to stop./ Because you have to have confidence. / I wouldn’t like to be a bystander. I would tell the bully to stop. / I would help because I don’t want to see someone getting bullied. / Yes because I don’t want that person to be hurt like I was when I was bullied. / Because the workshop taught me to stand up to the bully. / I would get help from a teacher. / Tell someone or speak up. / Because it’s bad for someone to bully them by how they look or many other things. / I would step up and tell him something. / Because it’s not cool to sit around and see that. / I would tell the bullies it is not right to bully others. Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 90 % No 10 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I should respect their ideas as well as mine. / I learned to be confident with my decisions. / Yes, I will respect my decisions. / Because even though you’re under pressure you can still have a responsibility. / Yes because I take care of my baby brother. / To control your decisions not others. / I take care of my sisters. / To respect others. / Yes, I learned the skills respect, responsibility, and decisions. / Don’t do something you don’t want to do. / You have to be confident on your decisions. / I’ll respect my own decisions. / Because bad things can get you in a hole. / I don’t know how to explain. / Do your own way. / Every person has their own decision. / That you should respect one another. / I learned to have respect, you will get respect back. / Because I am who I am. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 66% Post 87% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I think that no matter what color you are, you should have equal rights no matter what. / I think color is any color and I never thought about color. / Color is unique. / Creativeness. / It brings things to life. / I think colors are extraordinary and beautiful too. / Yes, I thought about it but I don’t care for color everyone is a person. / I think that colors are beautiful and my favorite is royal blue. / Color brings things to life. / I think that color is beautiful and it describes many feelings. / I think colors are wonderful inn many ways. / It adds life to things. / Nice and awesome. / No because we are all the same. / I think color doesn’t matter. / Color, I think it’s mysterious having many things to show. / I usually have nothing against color. / Every one. / I think that no matter what color you are you should be nice and help those people no matter what because they are beautiful too. / I think color in my opinion adds life and it makes objects materialized. Post: Blue is sad, red is angry. / Color can represent emotions. / I love them. They all mean something. / Blue means peace. / Color is cool. / Emotions are colors. / Color does not matter in life. / Color can also be emotions. / The color can represent emotions. / I think that all colors are equal. / Color shows us feelings that’s what I learned. / Doesn’t matter because we are all citizens. / Color is how you feel and show how we get. / That they are beautiful, bright, and wonderful. / Everyone is the same. / I learned color can express feelings. / When I think of color I don’t have anything against it. / Color makes emotions. / Color tells emotions. / I think that color can be expressed as a feeling. / Color can describe emotion. / It can be emotion too. / I think about color as vivid. It makes things. / Color can sometimes represent emotions. / I learned that color shows emotions. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 84% Post 90% Thoughts Shared: Pre: My dream is to be in the NBA. / To create a future. / My hope is to be a leader. / Go to college and get a good job. / My most important dream is to go to college. / My most important dream is to become an architect. / My hope and dream that everything comes true. / Have a good life when I grow up. / My most important dream is to be a veterinarian. / Finish college that’s my dream. / To have a child. / Dream. / I say hope because you can hope you

have the best job. / To save dogs and help the homeless. / My most important dream is to be a veterinarian and an animal rescuer. / My dream is to become a doctor. / My most important dream is to become an artist. / Most important hope or dream is be a singer and actress for my career. / For people to respect me for who I am. / My dream is to become a football player. / To make it to the MLB. / My most important hope or dream is to be president. / I hope I grow up with a good life for myself. / Be in the NFL or NBA. / I hope to go to college and be better at math. / My most important dream is to be a writer and to go to college. / My most important dream or hope is to become an artist and a fashion designer. / I hope one day I will either make music or write books, maybe even write my own news articles that interest me. Post: My most important hope is to be a writer. My dream is to go to college. / To become a writer/journalist. / My most important dream is to be a veterinarian. / To accomplish it. / Is to get better in math and yes go to college. / To become an architect. / My hopes are that everyone I know gets their dreams done and that they accomplish that dream. / Most important is to be in the military. / Is to pass college. / My most important dream is doing something great for someone. / Become a football player. / My hope is one day I will become a doctor. / My most important dream is to go sky diving. / To finish college and be happy. / To over come talking to others. / My most important hope or dream is to become an artist and a fashion designer. / My most important dream is to help my mom out with a lot of stuff. / Is to become a veteran, hair salon owner or artist. / To be in the NFL or NBA. / To become a firefighter. / To get 1,000,000 subscribers. / Don’t be disrespectable. / To be a MLB player. / To be a good teacher when I grow up or do what they do. / To become a famous artist and film maker. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 90% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: One thing I learned is don’t give up. / Is to try new ways or new things. / Be kind and helpful. / Never give up. / Is teamwork and respect. / To be respectful and be kind. / Work hard. / Always be confident. / Is to take different paths to try. / One thing I learned is to believe in myself. / To respect others. / Responsibility and caring. / Is to have self-confidence in yourself. / To get an education and a good career. / To be respectful and caring and to speak up. / Never give up. / To not give into peer pressure. / Is being responsible. / Make your own decisions. / Never give up. / Follow the rules. / To never give up. / Be confident in what I want to do in my life. / To try again until you achieve your goals. / Is to never give up. / To never give up. / One thing I learned in the workshop that will help me reach my dream is that sometimes you have to make your own path. / That no matter how hard or what it is that I need to work hard for it. What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did not know before? Post 87% discovered something new in the workshop about yourself: Thoughts Shared: That I am thoughtful about things. / I learned that I’m better at speaking in front of others than I thought. / I can be a better person. / To have trust in myself. / I am an okay speaker. / I learned that I genuinely like my personality. / That I could do many things if I try. / I learned that I’m great no matter what. / That staring into my eyes is weird. / That you can express your feelings. / I learned about myself is that I’m not shy. / I know to have courage on yourself. / That I am not as shy as I used to be. / Now to get more responsible. / What I learned is I have more confidence in myself. / That I speak fluently. / That I’m confident. / I’ve experienced and seen things not many people have. / That bullying can affect you. / I learned that everyone is the same no matter what. / Who my hero is. / That I have respect. / That people have things in common with me. / Not care what anybody thinks. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 87% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: A lot. / That Justin had a job. / That some of them have deep thing about them. / That they have problems. / Who their hero is. / I learned that some people have seen the same things. / That bullying isn’t the cast. / That they work. / I learned what is peer pressure and don’t care what others think. / I learned that we all have some things in common. / What I learned is a classmate can be a friend or enemy. / I learned that Naomi wasn’t as shy as she was. / They really care about other people. / Some kids are really more shy than I am. / That they have serious stuff going on. / That they are kinda the same. / That I’m related to all of them. / That they go through peer pressure. / That someone passed away in their family. / That everyone has an experience.

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 32 young lives from Sullivan Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on January 31- February 3rd, 2017 # 10 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:  Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams  Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication  Bridge Understanding  Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment  Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose. The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 11-13. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : To be respectful, trust. To express yourself, to be respectful. Tell an adult, speak up. You won’t be shy, express yourself. / Similar but unique. Communicating with other people. To know that not everybody thinks the same. Having different views. / Expressing feelings. Communicate, presentations. Talking to them. Jobs, communicating with people in your job. Creative storytelling: Caring, all the 6 pillars. Achieve, get respect from others. Protecting, doing something about it. Earn respect and be responsible. / Caring. Care for your friends. Care for the person that is being bullied. Care for education, family and friends. / Self-confidence. Gain friends, perform good in sports. Stand up for the victim. Get a job, help score points. Mirror Work: It makes me feel personal and happy / You are beautiful / Make myself feel weird / Makes me feel weird because I was talking to my own reflection / It made me feel happy and great / It made me feel worried / I feel happy / It make me feel happy and cool / It made me feel weird and happy / Love, happy, nerves, beautiful. / Happy / I feel terrific that my mom has been through tough situations with me / It makes me feel happy for who I am loved / Happy, nervous / Good, pretty, amazing. / It make me feel like a weirdo and happy / Good both sometimes bad / Weird, nice / It makes me feel good about myself / I feel happy and strange / I was happy with myself / It makes me feel happy because I really love myself / It makes me feel that I am who I am / Good, happy, handsome / It makes me feel happy. Hero: My mom is my hero because she takes care of me and she is respectful / Spiderman. Weird, happy, never / My mommy. She gives me confidence when I need it. Helping somebody, kindness. / My mom because she is my everything / My mom because she take good care of me. Because she gave birth to me / My nana. Because she is always with me but not always. I look of a hero is they take a lot of time to help others / My mom is important because she took care of me. I see in my hero to be funny, string, and happy. / My mom is important because they took care of me. I look my in hero is fun, cool, and be happy. / My hero is my dad and mom. Because they gave me life / My mom because they love me. I see my hero is so respectful, responsible, and caring. / My mom is my hero. I think she is important because she risked her life for mine. / Martin Luther King Jr. He is important for stopping slavery and a little of racism. I don’t trust everyone but my teacher. / Taylor Swift because I love her songs / Dad. Because people get in trouble. Cool, amazing. / My mom. Heros are important because they save people lives and help everyone / Because they are about me.

Caring and fairness / My family because they have brought me forward because of how fabulous they are. That they are the best people and they will save from the bad problems / My hero would be my grandma because she helped me with everything. / The policeman are important because they protect the community / Batman is important because he saves us and fights crime. Protects us from everything / My hero is my father because he teach me things everyday. Because he shows me things and teach me thing. To see what is the story is talking about / My mom and dad are my heros. They are important because they take care of me. My dad looks like superman and my mom looks like wonder woman / My mom. They save me my life. Good people, trustworthy. / My hero is my dad. My dad is important because he works no matter what. Through the Hoops: Teamwork, multi-task. When working together, projects. You and your partner can hep the bully. Make good, trustful friends. / Trust, multi-task. Learn how to communicate with each other. Learn how to not be a bully. Life is going to take you through obstacles and you have to know how to face them. / Teamwork, trust. Experiments. Trust a friend to help you. Building something, get friends to help you. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Bravery, self-confidence. Encouragement, don’t give up. If you are getting rushed. Citizenship, if you have to present in front of people. / Bravery. Standing up to bully. You have to be brave and overcome it. To face fears, challenges, and also peer pressure. / Bravery, persistent. Projects. Standing up for yourself. Save someone, get help.

Seeing Beyond: Teamwork, creative. Specials – because when we play games, we use teamwork. If you need help with something. / Teamwork. Social studies, math, and science. To figure out challenges that are thrown at you. / Senses, teamwork. Math, because you use teamwork to find the answer of the problem. Jobs. Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Confidence. When you’re going up and sharing things. Stand up to yourself. When you meet your family members and job interviews. / Dreams and reality. Tell people about your dreams. It will make have hope in them. Dreams will come true. / Self-confidence, don’t give up. Standing up and present in front of class. Not being afraid to speak up. Not being afraid to speak in life. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Careness. When your friend is being pushed around, you help them and ask

what’s wrong. When your mom isn’t feeling well, you can help her out. / Caring, supportive. Help someone with homework. In jobs, because help someone. / Kindness, trustworthy. To be kind to kids in school. Kind to coworkers, trustworthy to family people. Reflective Take-Away Questions: Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way. How did it feel afterward? Describe the experience below: A time that trustworthy / When a new neighbor came they had a lot of stuff so I help and when I did I felt good about it because I made a new friend. / It felt great because she treated me nice and my friends trusted me and I cared about her if someone bullied her. / Ones I help my friend by getting bullied by these bigger kids. I help my friend from getting bullied. / When my mom always give me something I always share with my brother and my dad also. I felt happy that I am sharing with them also. / The time I helped someone was 1 year ago because he fell and I pick him up. / I was caring last week when I saw people throwing trash and I told them to stop. / I stole some money from my mom. She was looking for it and I felt bad. I gave back the money. I felt sad because I had no money. Then I felt proud that I have done something right at the end. / When I see my friends being bullied. When I was bulled my friends step up. / I help my grandmother Nita to walk, giver her the things she needed because sometimes could not. I already miss her because I already passed away and I love her. / One time when I was caring I let my little brother play my PS4. / I help my friend last year with his homework and I feel happy then good things happen to me. / When I was trustworthy, I feel happy when I shared. / When my mom had to go somewhere and left my little sister so I took care of her and entertaining her. / The time I was trustworthy is when my friend ask me to take care of all of his stuff. / The time when I was caring is when I helped old people clean her house because she was in bed is sick. / I help this kid that was short. It happen last year because he was small they bullied him but I defended him, I felt good because he was my best friend. / I think is good afterward it’s cool and I was happy. / I felt trustworthy or caring when I was with my sisters and parents or cousins. / I helped this kid that was short. It happened last year because he was short. / I was caring when I was with my parents. / I was caring about anything. / When someone got bullied and I stopped them. I was caring. / I helped a kid from falling off a bike when he was riding by. I felt happy that he was ok.

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Sullivan Elementary School %Male 59

%Female 41

Date: January 31-February 3, 2017

Ages 11-13

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 50 %NO 50 %Other 0 Post %YES 69 %NO 31 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 3 % Sometimes 88 % All the Time 9 Post % Not at all 13 % Sometimes 84 % All the Time 3 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 13 % Sometimes 68 % All the Time 19 Post % Not at all 6 % Sometimes 63 % All the Time 31 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 16 % Sometimes 62 % All the Time 22 Post % Not at all 6 % Sometimes 72 % All the Time 22 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 34 % Equal 50 % Leader 16 Post % Follower 28 % Equal 53 % Leader 19 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 66 % No 34 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 69 % No 31 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 60 % No 34

% No Answer 6

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 78 % No 19 % No Answer 3 Thoughts Shared: Yes, you get advice. / I can stand up to yourself and walk away. / By work. / No, I hadn’t. / Because it’s not nice. / I learn to help others. / Ignore bullies. / To more confidence. / Help others. / I learned not to bully others. / To more confident. / Stand up for the ones being bullied. / Stop walk talk. / It made me feel like I am someone in life. / It showed me to stand up to yourself. / I learned I am not alone on my ideas. / People could help is good. / Bullying is bad and disrespectful. / Tell others. / I can help them. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 84 % No 16 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: To help them not be afraid. / Because it is not okay to bully other people. / I will defend them. / By trying hard. / In 5th grade. / If there’s anyone being bullied I will stand up to them. / I would stop them. / Yes because it shows respect. / Defend them and go straight to someone. / I would to help. / I will stop them bully someone. / Defend them and go start someone. / I know what to tell the bully. / I will help them. / To have trust in myself. / Would tell the teacher. / Yes because if they get bullied they won’t be the bully. / I

would try helping them. / I tell them to stop. / Bullied it’s good. / Defend them by telling an adult. / I did last year. / I would help them. Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 84 % No 13 % No Answer 3 Thoughts Shared: Not always right. / If someone told me to do something, I just ignore their choice. / With you guys. / It’s good to care about someone. / I would be sure to for decisions. / Take responsibility on things you do. / I haven’t tell no one about my dream. / Yes because it help me to. / I learned to follow your dreams. / Because are good decisions. / Know to do and say the right thing. / To follow your heart. / To always respect myself. / I did because it told me who I am. / Responsibility. / People need help. / To not bully. / Follow your heart. / Yes. What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 87% Post 94% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I like my color hair because its nice and my eye’s are nice / Yes, because there are in a rainbow / I think of the colors a lot I always think that the beautiful and sometimes bright / That it is amazing / I think of color / Nail colors / My color of choice would be blue for my eyes / Blue eyes and light skin / I think of like my favorite color / I think we’re all equal if we’re white, brown, whichever. I think we’re all equal to each other / That color is good and that no one should think stuff gray / The color is aqua of like a color blue / The color I like is blue / Red / I think red as a color that cool / Blue / My favorite color is green / I think that is colorful, blue, yellow, black, green, gray, red, light blue. / Color blind / No I never thought / Happiness is what comes in my mind when I hear color / That some color are cool / Crayons / Un Elado / I think they’re beautiful / I think of my favorite color / What I think about color is that it is colorful. Post: Awesome. / En me abuelo. / Un elado. / Color in skin, we’re equal. / I still think that it can be beautiful in many ways. / I think of it as a beautiful thing. / That here are to different colors. / That all colors are cool. / Because of my parents. / People love their own color about themselves. / I think the colors make your life colorful. / Not really. / That it is cool. / There is not always things you like. / I think color is a good thing. / There is not going. / I think of it as colors mixed together. / Color is useful. / Yes because color is open in life. / They’re beautiful. / I think that the color was nice. / Colors can describe something. / Happy and great. / It colorful. / I been in the workshop. / That every color is a beautiful color. / I want my eyes blue. / It’s beautiful. / Color is cool. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 94% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Is to improve in football / I don’t think about dreams just hope / Drop from an airplane, to have a house or pony / My hope is for me to pass 6th grade and my dream is to help my mom and dad to pay the bills / Lawyer / To have a better life / My most important hope or dream is to get a Lamborghini / My dream is to be a veterinarian / My hope is being a cop / My most important dream is being a soccer player / My dream is to be someone when I grow up / To go to college / My most important dream is to go to Disneyland / Become a vet / I want to be a cop / My most important dream is to become a nurse / Singer or vet / My is that I’m a grown up / That I had a friend in New. New little sister and x-box and lego city / Rocket ships / To become a football player / I wish I could go to my old school / Mine is to improve in school / My hope is to have good grades in class / My important hope is to have a better future / Ser futbolista professional / Ser maestro / Be happy in my future / My dream is to be a doctor / I hope that I am good at creating games.

Post: To live in Flagstaff. / Ser futbolista professional. / Ser futbolista. / Dream is to become a fire fighter. / My most important dream is making games and getting along with my true friends. / To go to college. / The most important thing in hope is become a better leader. / My family my mom gave me best time. / Is to be a police officer. / To not be bullied. / To live in New York. / My are going to Paris and have a big house next to a beach. / To be rich. / My dream is to become a nurse. / To be a basketball player. / Is losing my mom. / Is to be a doctor and be caring and successful at all times. / My family and me live much life. / My most important hope or dream is being a soccer player. / Is to have a family and be a veterinarian. / Hope or dream is good because it can be part of your life. / Be a professional soccer player. / My most important dream is to reach my goals and get a good life. / My important dream is to get a Kawasaki Ninja 350 and a Lamborghini and work for the state. / My hopes are to have a good job and my dream is to be a singer. / Are to hope work, get married. / I think my dream is good. / It to become a football player and be famous. / Is to be a cop. / Become a football player. / You must follow it. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 97% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Never give up. / Trabajar en equipo. / De aser mi tarea. / You have to be positive. / One thing I learned was never give up. / Never give up on yourself. / One thing I learned is the being nice and responsible is you can get a good life. / By try so hard each day. / Is to finish my work. / From the people that came in. / Follow my heart. / To reach my dreams is to dream always. / I learned about respect. / Never give up. / Always follow your heart. / Trust other people. / One thing that I learned to believe in yourself at all times. / God are the better human and the god I had much life. / The thing I learned was following my heart. / Is to follow your dream. / Yes. / The workshop teaches lots of things, I got more dreams now. / Is to think about my dreams. / Work hard and follow my dream. / Work hard. / I will always follow my dream. / Is how to follow my dream is never give up in life. / Make my dreams come true. / Never give up. / Don’t give up. What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did not know before? Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop about yourself: Thoughts Shared: That you never give up. / Ser bueno. / De ser fiel. / You have to be positive in dream. / A new thing I learned was life always have twists. / That I have the same fear as others. / That you can be respectable. / How to do my thing right. / I learned that I’m trustworthy. / I did not know that they come true. / To be nice. / That I am similar to others. / To like myself. / I would be a leader. / That I can change and be a better person. / The people is bad with me. / I overcame stage fright. / That people have the same things. / Be good and say the truth. / That people now are not how they seem. / That people agree with you. / I can reach my dreams not by myself but with friends. / To tell an adult. / It through me stuff. / I learned I am good. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 100% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: Que las ayude. / Buenos. / We have same fears. / What I learned was always respect your friend. / They are similar to me. / That you should help friends. / Yes they build me a lot. / Do not quit your job. / How they live in their life. / They are nice to others. / I do have friend of classmates. / That she is caring. / That we have similar things. / Not everyone is perfect. / I learn that you should help others. / I learned that my friend has the same fear as I do. / The friends are most important. / They were honest about something in their life. / Have same things. / That they have a fear. / That they agree with my ideas. / That my friends have the same fears. / The new workshop is cool. / That sometimes they can have the same fear as me. / To ask an adult. / Be nice to others. / They are honest.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 25 young lives from Kuban Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on February 28 – March 2, 2017 - # 11 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication+ Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-14. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Trustworthy, respect, trusting your classmates, respecting others, respect others how you want to be treated / Not to judge people, always listen, to listen to your teacher and communicate with others, by not letting bullying happen, listen to the bully and see what’s happening, to help others also listen to people that want to help us in life / Not to judge people, to stop bullying, so they won’t make fun of people, expiration so kids won’t do it / Don’t judge people, no bullying, less violence, get to know the person for who they are / Not to judge people, people get upset when they get bullied, the bully won’t have nothing against, we’re all different in ways but were human. Creative Storytelling: Teamwork, participation, making work simple with teamwork. Get people to help with a

bully. Teamwork would make tasks easier to accomplish / Teamwork, participation, to work as a team to participate in things, working with the bully so he can change his actions, using teamwork in a job and participating in making the world better / Fairness, everybody gets treated equally, so everyone could be treated equally, so everyone learns to be fair / Help people by being respectful, you can help others when having difficulties, you help the people who are getting bullied, by caring about everyone else and not just you / Respect, respect others, when you show respect and stand up for others it puts them down, to get respect you have to respect others. Through the Hoops: Teamwork and trust. Trust your peers, get friends to defend you. Trust your instincts and have help through your obstacles / Teamwork, trust, communication. Work as a team trusting others, by trusting and communicating with us, helping others as a team, helping in getting farther in life / Teamwork, to communicate and help others, to show people what’s right and wrong. Helps you to accomplish goals with others / Teamwork, if you work as a team stuff will be easier, Teamwork can help who’s getting bullied and show them they aren’t alone. Help people and help them in stuff / Trust, you can trust your peers and teachers. You trust adults to help with your problems. In life you have to go through obstacles and overcome obstacles.

Mirror Work: Scared / It makes me feel good / Good, believe / Happy and the way I always feel / Happy, good / Weird, alright, good / Good because I am who I want to be / Alright, normal / Ugly, not confident into myself / It makes me feel good because I am proud of what I look like and who I am / It makes me feel proud of myself. I love the way I look / Make me feel good. Hero: My dad. My dad is important because he always supported me with the little bit of money. Supporting and loving / Beyonce – her music is relaxing. Mom she is an awesome mother. Realness, caring, equal / My hero is my grandma. I think that she is important because she was there for me since I was born. Love, caring, inspiring / My grandpa / My mom and my dad are my hero because they show me that they love me / They are important because I look up to them. Confidences / Parents because he is trustworthy. Trustworthy, kind, and helpful / My parents. They give me a lot of support. Brave, not shy / My dad. He is important because I love him and he means so much to me. Brave, strong, funny, confident / My mom because she cares for me, and is there when I need her. Honesty, fairness / Batman / My dad. He is important because he is my hero and takes care of me. He is a big impact in my life / Superman. He shows that you should protect your community / Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi. .

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Confidence, not be shy, gain confidence in asking for help, your confident with your dreams, you won’t give up in future choices / Build confidence, caring for others, lets you speak in front of peers and care for them, this will help because you avoid people others people drama, to be successful in life and a job that you me / Believe in yourself, you will do the right, to be successful in life / Be an example to people, yes to younger ones that look up to you, by having confidence / Being an example. Lower grades (kids) will follow your example. There wouldn’t be any peer pressure because they follow you. Others will follow your lead.

Seeing Beyond: Honesty, always telling the truth in projects, you won’t lie to yourself or family / Attitude, teamwork, imagination, teamwork and attitude help. Work together like with a science project if we ever get in group or a partner or working with. To get a better job without a bad attitude / Honesty, being honest in social, will get less in trouble then you are, it will help you get out of trouble and have a better life / Your attitude depends on the things you do, by pushing farther on your attitude to make your attitude better and better. It all depends what you want to do and the way you take it / Honesty, if you tell the truth, you won’t be in that much trouble. People will believe you and trust you. Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: To get your dreams isn’t easy, you can count on other people, because you can’t judge people with what you want to be in life, you try harder to reach your goals. / Supporting one another in difficult times. Supporting them if they have a hard time on work or problems. Remove yourself from the situation. Helps knowing other people’s fear and trying to support them through it / Confident. If your confident you could do anything. You could stand up to the bully. Being confident could accomplish goals. / Confidence, supporting each other. Have confidence to step up and do great in school. To support the one who’s getting bullied. / Support, others will support your dreams and make you do good. Stand up for other people. Always support your dreams. Reflective Take Away Assignment: Your attitude has to be positive, you don’t see the bad things in a negative perspective. Your attitude is positive, and you will have more opportunities. / Turning a negative to a positive. Reflect to a negative to a positive. Is to accomplish your goals and obstacles. / Turning a negative to a positive. Help us calm down in a fighting situation. By not messing up your future / Moving away from the situation, you won’t get into trouble. You will have a brighter future from viewing things in a different way. We can all remember a time when we did not listen to our Intuition and Inner Voice. We would like you to think of an example when you did follow your Intuition. What can you learn from this situation? Talk to someone new. Don’t be afraid / When my friend is being picked on. To stay away from those people. / When it comes to school and good grades. I can learn from this situation is that always listen to what your intuition is telling you to do because it might be a good idea / When to go talk to somebody. To not be afraid.

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Kuban Elementary School %Male 56

%Female 44

Date: February 28 – March 2 2017

Ages 13-14

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 63 %NO 37 %Other 0 Post %YES 92 %NO 8 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 7 % Sometimes 89 % All the Time 0 %No Answer 4 Post % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 76 % All the Time 16 %No Answer 0 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 70 % All the Time 26 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 60 % All the Time 40 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 77 % All the Time 19 Post %Not at all 4 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 44 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 15 % Equal 66 % Leader 19 Post % Follower 20 % Equal 56 % Leader 24 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 67 % No 33 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 85 % No 15 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 59 % No 15

% No Answer 26

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 92 % No 4 % No Answer 4 Thoughts Shared: Backing away from the situation / I learned teamwork / To speak loudly / Treat others as you want to be treated / To stop it / By being peaceful / Teamwork, caring / Respecting others / To stand up and say that’s not right / Yes stick up for them / Yes because they might have something in common / Help each other out / To trust in people that can help me / Back away from the situation / Yes, because I can be confident to talk to the bully / Yes, to help others in need / To stand up for people, and tell the truth / To help other / To not be a bystander / Stand up for others and help them out. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 88 % No 8 % No Answer 4 Thoughts Shared: Stick up for them / I will stop the bully / Punch them / It is wrong / I would do something / I would stop it / Standing up for what’s right / Talk to the bully / Because if I don’t do anything they could get injured / Yes I will do something / Cause I’m being helpful / Yes, try to stop it or call an adult / We’re all human / Yes, because no one should be bully / Because I don’t want to get in trouble / I would because I feeling it is the right thing to do / Protect other / Yes stop the bullied / If I don’t they might feel badly.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 84 % No 12 % No Answer 4 Thoughts Shared: Being confident / I learned responsibility / To do honesty / It’s ok to say no / That to just stay calm / By just respecting someone / I learned to respect others / No because peer pressure is different / To respect people so that they can respect me / Yes, I will make my own decisions / To stop the bully / I learned how to overcome them / No because peer pressure is different / To believe in myself / Respect / I learned how to communicate with others / No because I have my personality and that is just me / Even though there is peer pressure, we make our own decisions / Stand up for other / To believe in your decision / I can make my own decisions by actually thinking what I want my future to look like. Which Character Count Trait would you most like the workshop to help you improve on? %Fairness 7 %Responsibility 26 %Citizenship 7 %Trustworthiness 33

%Caring 0

%Respect 22

%No Answer 4

What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 85% Post 88% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I think about color is peaceful, no I have not / My favorite color is pink / Color is reality and beautiful and without it it’s dark / My favorite color is red and black / I think color doesn’t matter because we may look different but we are all the same inside / We are all equal no matter what / Is colorful and happy / It’s joyful and peaceful / Red because it is the color of fuide / It belongs on the rainbow / Blue / I think color is bright and awesome / Not really anything about it all it is to me is color / People and feelings / Good / It’s not important / I like color, nothing is wrong with it / I think color is beautiful and magical / That color doesn’t matter, we are all equal. Post: Color can be a feeling / It is all sorts of things / That its cool / I think color is great / Color can describe any feeling / It doesn’t matter / Yellow / Color is an emotion / Everyone is equal and it will want use to keep on going / I think color is bright / That color shows different stories / Each color has emotions / Color can have different emotions / I felt happy but sad at the same time / Color represent many feelings / I think color doesn’t matter and that we are all the same inside / Color is pretty / That it has feeling / That color is beautiful and represent emotion. My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 89% Post 92% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Is to go to college and be a good leader to my brother and nephew / I want to be a vet / To grow up and be a successful woman in life / My most important dream is to graduate from college and become an FBI / I want to be a teacher / My most important hope or dream is to finish school and college and get a job and live a happy life / Musician, DJ, or join the military/Army / To graduate college / To have a good education and future / Just succeed / Make games and help kids play games / Be a writer / Graduate / I don’t have one / To become a soccer player / To have a good body, be healthy, and don’t get fat / To become an NBA player / Soccer player / I want to become a basketball or football player / My dream is that I wish my family would stop suffering / My dream is to have a good family and have a house to live in / My dream is having a career. Post: Is being such a successful person / To become a writer / Is to be famous / I want to become famous and make a name for myself / Is just to be someone in life / Have a career / I dream to play with the Dodge / My dream is to be a musician / My dream is to make it to the NBA and bring Phoenix an NBA championship / Play

football soccer professional / My most important dream is to be someone in life and be a soccer player / Is to graduate college / View things in a better way / Go to college and make my dream to be a teacher come true / Is to go to college and become a lawyer / My most important dream is to become a DJ / My most important hope or dream is to become a veterinarian / To be respectful / Finish college and be a leader / Becoming an actress. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 92% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Ask for help / Always believe in yourself / To let others know what your dream is / Don’t give up / By always saying yes I can do it not no I cannot do it / Is to work as a team / Is respect / Honesty / Is to believe in myself / Being confident / Practice / Being confident for reaching your goals / To always be positive / Communication / Is to keep on going no matter what / To never give up / One thing I learned is that you should believe in yourself, and there are obstacles you have to overcome / To be fairness / To be respectful / Is to keep on looking into future / Never give up on what you really want. Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 88% discovered something new about themselves in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: Trustworthy / I can be someone in life / I am an equal / That I’m confident / That I can do it / Nothing / That I had fears / I talked in front of my peers / That if I say I can do it, it would happen / Having a lot of peer pressure / Same feelings and fears / That I had fears / How become trustworthy and communicate with others. / I learned to not be ashamed / I learned that to be myself, and that you should love the way you are / To be fairness / To always believe in the future / I never knew how I felt the things I would step forward to. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 92% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: That Veronica is scared of dying / We are not all different / Their fears / That we all have secrets / That they have same fears / To never judge someone / I learn their fears / That they have respect / They have the same fear as you / That they have almost the same fears as me / They are good friends / Same feelings and fears / That we’re all different / They’re not what I expected / That we all mostly have the same problems / They have the same fear / I learned that we may be the same but we all live differently and have things that are different and the same / To be honest / I found out things they want to do that might not be good for their future and try to help them out.

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Thanks to Murphy Character Education, 17 young lives from Kuban Elementary School experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on February 28 - March 3, 2017 # 12 of 12 Murphy Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops. Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication+ Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public. Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group. These responses are written in their words without edit. The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 11-12. The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)? Who am I? : Similarities, everyone has fear. Support, tell them it’s going to be alright. Know you’re not alone, honesty. Staying positive, knowing you’re not alone. / All of us want to help people. Tutoring. Go to nearest adult. Helping with basics. / Honesty. You will get something in return and it will help you. You tell someone about it. You ask for help so you can become successful. / Help others. Help with school work. So report bullying. Helping cross the street. / Honesty. Not cheating. Sometimes people aren’t honest. Having an education. Creative Storytelling: Make good decisions, manners, brave. Get good grades. Have courage to tell an adult. People will like you more, help people stick up for themselves. / To have courage. Board time boy. Stand up for yourself. With a death. / Teamwork. You will get along better with others. You could stand up for others. You will get more done as a team. / Listening. If there something important you need to listen to, it will you. You could tell an adult what they said. If you see someone being bullied you can listen in and what their doing wrong. / Good manners, brave. Teamwork. Good actions. Believe in yourself and be brave. Mirror Work: I love that I have good eyebrows. It make me feel goofy. It scared me at first. / It makes me okay. / I felt happy. I felt like I have a education. / I love that I am alive. It makes me feel good. / I like myself. I will always like myself. / Wonderful, happy, joyful. / It made me feel more confident. / It makes me feel okay. / The way it makes me feel is that I like that I’m a boy and I can play all sorts of feel and see who I am. / Good, happy. / It made me feel happy and good. / It makes me feel happy. / Lucky for living in a safe environment. / Confused. / Grateful. / Loved by friends and family. Hero: My hero is my dad. They’re important because they have been there my whole life and talk through things with me. / No one. / My hero is Albert Einstein. He is smart. He invented stuff. I also want to do this. / My dad, brothers, sisters, and mom. They support me and rescue me. / My dad and my baby cousin. Makes me feel good and always puts a smile on my face. My cousin and dad. / Paul Walker. Because I want to become an actor in a movie. Excitement, respect, and

citizenship. / My hero is my mom. She’s important because she works hard. Hard-working, strong, and trustworthy. / Lionel Messi is my hero. I think they are important because they have a lot of soccer trophies and they think it’s important because he is MVP. He is the best soccer play in the world with a lot of trophies. / Tia. Kind, happy. / My hero is Joey Graceffa. He tells people what he’s for. That they tell people who they are. / My dad. I never knew him much before he passed away, but my family members told me we had so much in common. / My dad. He was always helping me with my problems. / My mom. Because she is always by my side when things go wrong. / My dad. My dad because he has a job to provide for my family.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Never give up, believe. Keep on trying, never give up on yourself. Build up confidence, proud of you. Realizing who you want to believe. / Believe. Emotional. Get out of a situation by believing in yourself. Good grades. / Never give up. You can succeed as you grow. You can believe you have more confidence in yourself. You can have a better life/career helping people. / Believe and be there. Comfort them. Confidence and make right decisions. When you see someone you can comfort them. / Believe. Never give up. Try hard. Be proud of yourself and what you could do. Drawing One’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Know you’re not alone. Keep a positive mindset, know everyone fails. Believe in yourself to stand up to bullies. Confidence in your decisions, make good decisions. / Having faith. To follow yourself. Believe in yourself. Be a better person. / Everyone has fears. Be yourself. Faith that you have others with you. Never give up on your dreams. / Not alone. If you are making mistakes in school, you aren’t the only one. You’re not alone and you have friends by your side. Never give up even if you’re alone. / You’re not alone. Having friends. Tell someone. You can be a better person and trust more people. Won’t give up, coping skills. Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive way. How did it feel afterward? It makes me feel good and proud. / I was trustworthy when I carry my little brother. I felt so good. / The time I was trustworthy is when I helped out a homeless. I helped him by giving him all of my money and I had 25 dollars. / My cousin was sad because her dog died and I was cheering her up. / One time I seen somebody fall and I helped them up. I felt rewarded afterwards. / I help my friend on getting food for his family. I felt like I did something good in my life. / I felt proud and honored to help that person out. / My sister needed help watching my baby sister so I helped. It felt fun. / When a friend told me a secret. I never told anyone. It was cool. / I did my friend’s homework. It was boring. / Someone I had helped is when they were stressed over math. I helped them. It felt good. / When someone fell I picked them back up. I felt awesome. / I was caring when a little boy asked me for me and I helped and it made me feel good. / When someone was bullied and told them to stop. Afterward it felt good. / One time I helped someone was at the store. I felt caring and felt awkward. I help her take her groceries to her car. / People didn’t know what the homework was so I told them. I felt good because they didn’t get detention. / One time I was truthworthy and caring was when I helped my parents out when they were sick. It made me feel great. / The one time I helped out a kid to read well. / I helped my niece deal with bullying. It made me feel caring afterwards. / My friend trust me to keep her cousin’s ashes. I felt good and awesome.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Treat people how you want to be treated. Don’t judge people by first impression. Treating people with kindness. Help people cooperate with life struggles. Trusting others. Make yourself a better person. / Don’t judge boy! / Someone can be a smart boy! Someone who looks dumb aka not dumb. / Trust others. Others build trust in you. More friends will trust you and believe in you. / Believe in yourself. If you think you have the right answers, believe in yourself. You should believe in your dreams. / Treat people what you want to be treated. Make friends. Believe in yourself and trust others.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Funded By: Murphy Character Education Location: Kuban Elementary School %Male 53%

%Female 47

Date: February 28 - March 3rd 2017

Ages 11-12

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do? Pre %YES 72 %NO 22 %Other 6 %No Answer 0 Post %YES 100 %NO 0 %Other 0 %No Answer 5 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others. Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 83 % All the Time 0 Post % Not at all 13 % Sometimes 68 % All the Time 19 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true. Pre % Not at all 11 % Sometimes 44 % All the Time 45 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 44 % All the Time 56 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure. Pre % Not at all 11 % Sometimes 61 % All the Time 28 Post %Not at all 6 % Sometimes 19 % All the Time 75 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 0 % Equal 39 % Leader 61 Post % Follower 13 % Equal 19 % Leader 68 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 72 % No 28 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 67 % No 33 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 56 % No 38

% No Answer 6

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying? Post % Yes 94 % No 0 % No Answer 6 Thoughts Shared: To believe myself / I learned what to do when you see someone bullied / Never give up / Believe in yourself / To stand up / We did it together / It will help me because I can trust myself to deal with bullying. After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something? Post % Yes 100 % No 0 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Tell a trusted adult / I would tell a teacher / They could be helped / Yes I would help them / To respect / It is caring / I would tell an adult and go against the bully.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure? Post % Yes 94 % No 6 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Have faith and to set my mind to anything I want to do / I already knew what to do / Always help, never give up / Yes / You know right from wrong / I learned trustworthy and responsibility. Which Character Count Trait would you most like the workshop to help you improve on? %Fairness 6 %Responsibility 12 %Citizenship 28 %Trustworthiness 6

%Caring 22

%Respect 22

%No Answer 6

What do you think about color? What % gave more thought and shared them about color. Pre 100% Post 88% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I think that color is great to me and I think because it looks nice on everything / I thought about red being a wonderful color / When I think of a rainbow / Red / I think of you reyes / Green because it is a bright color / Blue looks nice / I think color gives life to boring objects / I think color is great because it bright. Also shows what color express you. / Black red / Race / The different types of race / Red looks beautiful and how much / Beautiful / I like blue, red and all colors / I don’t treat anyone different I treat everyone the same it doesn’t matter about the color. Post: To be a brighter person just like colors / Color is more than you think / I think color meant to work as a team / I think color is race. Everyone is the same / It’s okay I learned a lot / Blue, green, pink, red / Is amazing / I think colors should be dark / That you have to believe in yourself / I think color now is pretty / Blue is my fav because its life / Different / Don’t judge / I like blue / My most important hope or dream is. . . What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality. Pre 83% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: To become a woman and play in the NFL to have equal rights / To have a fun life / To be in the army / To become a scientist / To be a lawyer / I have a dream that I will become successful in life / To live / To be successful / To be successful in life / Be famous and make people understand what I want or don’t want / My mom is went I get older I want to buy my mom a house / To graduate from high school and college / To provide my family when I could start working / Get a job get my own things / Have a job and do good in life. Post: Is to be alone where I won’t have problems / Is to meet my hero / To get my mom her dream house / My dream is to graduate from high school and college / Have a job, food, shelter / Get an education and have kids and get married / To make WNBA / To be a lawyer / Is to be someone that helps people / To be in a movie / Is to be a football player / NBA player / Is becoming a rapper singer / To be in the army / To have a successful life / To be a scientist. One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: To believe yourself / I learned to stay positive / Never give up / Work hard, believe in yourself / Is to believe in myself / To have confidence / Is that I will believe / Being respectful / Believe in yourself / Yes it help me really good / Keep going / I learned to never give up and always have hope / Come true / Is believe in myself and say you can do it. / Have faith.

Coming into the workshop, which Character Count did you want to improve or work on to help you? How did the workshop help you improve it? Post 100% discovered something new about themselves in the workshop. Thoughts Shared: I am more open now / I did not learn anything new about myself / I am a leader / That we are all different / We’re all humans and we’re special / I learned that I am better than I am / That we all have fears / That I do care a lot about people / That I have fears / I’m not alone / Everything / People have different likes / I learned that I have more dreams than I thought / That I am not alone and I am the same as everyone / I can trust myself more / That I’m not alone of what I went through. What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend? Post 100% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: Don’t judge / I learned what other people’s fears are / We have the same fears / There family has gone down / I learned that friend is trustworthy / They all have fears / That they need help in life / He has the same fears / To comfort them if there being bullied / That they have fears / Have a harsh life also / I learned that some of my friends and classmates are emotional / That its ok to be yourself / Their lives aren’t as they seem / They have fears of loved ones that they might lose.

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Thank you Arizona Department of Education and Murphy School District for believing in our mission and vision. For your understanding that each and every child is deserving to be inspired and empower with the tools to make better life choices. Today because of your support, they are 317 more youth that are much closer to finding their gifts and they are able to share it with the world around them. Most sincerely,

Robert J Miley CEO and Founder

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